Josh Hamilton vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Josh Hamilton
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Josh Hamilton in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 93), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 102), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 112). Josh Hamilton held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 201 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Josh Hamilton and Lou Whitaker

Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
141.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
4350
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3909
539.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
156.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
676
93.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
32.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
27.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
458
63.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
702.47
96.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2016
278.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1519
209.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
701
96.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1110
153.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
702.1
96.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
352
48.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
129.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.64
4.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
9.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
6.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
9.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.76
75.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Josh Hamilton and Lou Whitaker

Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23001
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7667
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
2.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2042
2.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2002
2.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
98.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.232
2.232
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Josh Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.66
97.66
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0