Joe Kelley vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Joe Kelley and Lou Whitaker are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Joe Kelley, 117 for Lou Whitaker), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Lou Whitaker, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelley and Lou Whitaker

Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1853
136.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
8139
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7006
516.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2220
163.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1603
118.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
26.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
14.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
65
4.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
617
45.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1445.07
106.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3161
233.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3213
236.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
104.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
88.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2550
187.98
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497.57
110.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
6.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
911
67.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
31.7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.93
18.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
10.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelley and Lou Whitaker

Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46890
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15630
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5562
3.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6389
3.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6163
3.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.342
3.342
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
21.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0