Upton Johnson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Upton Johnson
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia Quaker GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Third Baseman
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 Upton Johnson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .387) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .225). 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 Upton Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
528.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
29.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
85.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
128.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
107.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.03
28.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
35.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Upton Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Upton Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
50
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
50
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Upton Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Upton Johnson and Lou Whitaker

Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Upton Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.044
4.044
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Upton Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Upton Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0