Brian Johnson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
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 Brian Johnson across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 75), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 90). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0