Josh Johnson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Josh Johnson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IICatcher
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 Josh Johnson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .778) and slugging (.426 vs .407). Josh Johnson had the advantage in batting average (.339 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 Josh Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
553.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
187.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
159.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
17.44
81.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
225
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
107.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
182.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.41
95.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Josh Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
5.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
5.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.763
3.763
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.68
73.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0