Dick Harley vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Dick Harley
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Dick Harley across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 61), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 89), and walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 102). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Harley and Lou Whitaker

Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
741
136.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
3248
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2882
532.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
755
139.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
659
121.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
59
10.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
96
17.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
349.9
64.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
898
165.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
1057
195.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
389
71.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
236
43.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
615
113.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
396.91
73.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
14.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
223
41.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
46.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
12.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
25.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Dick Harley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
25.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Dick Harley and Lou Whitaker

Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19134
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6378
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
2.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Dick Harley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1718
2.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
2.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.134
2.134
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Harley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0