Bill Joyce vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Joyce posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Whitaker. Bill Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .794) and on-base percentage (.435 vs .368). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (244 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Joyce and Lou Whitaker

Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
906
130.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3310
477.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
971
139.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
642
92.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
153
22.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
70
10.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
47.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1546
222.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822
118.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
87.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1361
196.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
103.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
54.77
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Joyce and Lou Whitaker

Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23358
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7786
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2418
2.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1631
1.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4559
5.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
4.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.469
4.469
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0