Billy Hatcher vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Billy Hatcher across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 67), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 56), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 97). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hatcher and Lou Whitaker

Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and Lou Whitaker

Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0