Steve Howard vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Steve Howard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
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 Steve Howard. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .606) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .298). 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 Steve Howard and Lou Whitaker

Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
225
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
128.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
52.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
51.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
182.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Steve Howard and Lou Whitaker

Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0