Davy Jones vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Davy Jones
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
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 Davy Jones across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 39), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 119), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 100). Davy Jones held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 169 vs 162). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Davy Jones and Lou Whitaker

Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
149.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4368
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3774
518.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1020
140.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
873
119.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
98
13.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
147
20.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
526.13
72.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1225
168.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1520
208.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
643
88.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
288
39.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
922
126.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
583.83
80.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
478
65.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
42.58
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
28.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
29.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.73
96.73
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Davy Jones and Lou Whitaker

Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
1.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18576
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6192
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
2.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2173
3.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2090
3.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.18
96.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.076
2.076
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0