Butch Hobson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Butch Hobson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
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 Butch Hobson across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 63), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 87), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 92). Butch Hobson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 156 vs 147). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Butch Hobson and Lou Whitaker

Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
738
158.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
2799
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2556
547.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
634
135.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
406
87.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
22.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
48.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
317.82
68.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1081
231.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
822
176.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
314
67.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
85.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
613
131.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
315.02
67.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
183
39.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
121.97
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
16.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Butch Hobson and Lou Whitaker

Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16927
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5642.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
1.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
3.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1778
2.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.7
92.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.682
2.682
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0