Bill Johnson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bill Johnson
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueCatcher
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 Bill Johnson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .765) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .346). Bill Johnson had the advantage in batting average (.286 vs .276). 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 Bill Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
157.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
585
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
518
531.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
151.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
108.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
43.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78.52
80.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
222.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
196
201.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
69.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
73.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
135.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85.85
88.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
47.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292.5
292.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2505
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.468
2.468
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0