Thomas Howard vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Thomas Howard
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueUnknown
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 Thomas Howard across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 67), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 54), and contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 102). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Thomas Howard and Lou Whitaker

Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1015
225.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2696
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2483
552.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
655
145.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466
103.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
27.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
189
42.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
297.09
66.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
954
212.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
831
184.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Thomas Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
297
66.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
264
58.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
517
115.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
308.85
68.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
165
36.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Thomas Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
96.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.24
6.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Thomas Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
8.68
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
14.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
23.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
61.68
61.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Thomas Howard and Lou Whitaker

Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
1.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14042
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4680.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
2.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Thomas Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
2.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Thomas Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.28
72.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0