Jake Kafora vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jake Kafora
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
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 Jake Kafora. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .347) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .222). 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 Jake Kafora and Lou Whitaker

Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
488.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
16.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
6
133.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
12.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jake Kafora
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jake Kafora
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jake Kafora and Lou Whitaker

Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jake Kafora
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jake Kafora
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Kafora
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0