Mike Kelley vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Mike Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst 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 Mike Kelley. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .634) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .307). 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 Mike Kelley and Lou Whitaker

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
145.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
538.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
129.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
99.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
30.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
32.25
61.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
92
175.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
181.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
91.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
63.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
149.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
34.84
66.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
40.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
14.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelley and Lou Whitaker

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
10.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
11.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
11.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.303
10.303
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0