Henry Henderson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Henry Henderson
Greatest GenerationTennesseeNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIFirst Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Henry Henderson and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Henry Henderson posted a career OPS of .781 against Lou Whitaker's .794. On the surface stats, Henry Henderson and Lou Whitaker are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Henry Henderson and Lou Whitaker

Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
578.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.8
83.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
268.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
190.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
94.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Henry Henderson and Lou Whitaker

Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
10.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
11.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
11.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.273
10.273
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Henry Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0