Ivan Howard vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .331). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ivan Howard and Lou Whitaker

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104
64.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Lou Whitaker

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0