Earl Jones vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Earl Jones
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Earl Jones and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.368 vs .300) and batting average (.276 vs .222). Earl Jones had the advantage in OPS (.856 vs .794). 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 Earl Jones and Lou Whitaker

Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
86.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
90
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Earl Jones and Lou Whitaker

Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0