Al Kaline vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Ernie Whitt across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 155), slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 109), and batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 98). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Kaline and Ernie Whitt

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
146.62
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3774
530.18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
176
24.72
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
134
18.82
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
50.29
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
325
45.66
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
217.19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1378
193.58
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
534
75.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
436
61.25
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
6.04
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
68.98
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
8.7
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.33
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.81
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.2
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
13.63
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.36
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Al Kaline and Ernie Whitt

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2625
1.08
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
1.19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2482
1.02
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
1.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6091
5.83
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
0.48
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.06
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6647
6.36
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
6.31
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.27
84.27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33