Matt Kata vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Matt Kata. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .292). 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 Matt Kata and Lou Whitaker

Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Kata and Lou Whitaker

Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
2.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0