Whitey Herzog vs. Bill Renna — Career Comparison

Whitey Herzog
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Bill Renna
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Whitey Herzog and Bill Renna are closely matched on the surface stats. Whitey Herzog posted stronger numbers in OPS (.722 vs .707) and on-base percentage (.357 vs .316). Bill Renna had the advantage in slugging (.391 vs .365). By the career numbers, Whitey Herzog had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Whitey Herzog and Bill Renna

Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
634
201.8
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
214.49
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1885
600
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
600
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1614
513.74
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
918
532.17
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
131.78
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
219
126.96
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.36
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
145
84.06
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
19.1
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
20.87
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.37
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.8
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PA
25
7.96
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.23
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
33.42
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
42.9
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221.13
70.39
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
116.66
67.63
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
187.48
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
208.12
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
210.72
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
324
187.83
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
67.8
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.3
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
54.75
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
68.99
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
114.59
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
124.06
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235.55
74.98
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
118.94
68.95
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.23
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.48
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
76.71
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
99
57.39
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.55
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
83.08
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
96.23
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.22
7.22
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
6.23
6.23
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.77
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.64
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.55
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.32
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.96
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.7
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.14
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.16
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.73
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.06
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.87
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.22
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.94
41.94
Bill Renna
Career
Per 600 PA
22.22
22.22

Fielding Stats for Whitey Herzog and Bill Renna

Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.25
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.44
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.02
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10545
27
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5186
27
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3515
9
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728.2
9
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.6
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
2.3
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Bill Renna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
2.74
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
2.45
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
2.68
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
2.39
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.08
80.08
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.76
70.76
Whitey Herzog
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Herzog
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Renna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0