Tommy Helms vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Tommy Helms
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-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 Tommy Helms in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 51), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 40), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 96). Tommy Helms held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 257 vs 157). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Helms and Lou Whitaker

Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1435
161.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
5333
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4997
562.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1342
150.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
119.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
223
25.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
278
31.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
485.37
54.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
1709
192.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
1588
178.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
414
46.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
477
53.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
857
96.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
533.15
59.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
231
25.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
33.86
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
17.72
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
14.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
45.21
45.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Tommy Helms and Lou Whitaker

Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1346
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
33827
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
11275.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2909
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3624
2.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
6663
5.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
6533
5.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.05
98.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.854
4.854
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0