Jim King vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jim King
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Jim King across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 112), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 130), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 103). Jim King held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 155 vs 147). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim King and Lou Whitaker

Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1125
202.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
3337
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2918
524.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
699
125.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
451
81.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
112
20.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
21.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
44.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
417.18
75.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
1200
215.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
195.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
374
67.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
72.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
658
118.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
415.95
74.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
363
65.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
72.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
8.32
8.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
9.89
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
4.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jim King
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.19
74.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jim King and Lou Whitaker

Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
19353
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6451
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
2.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1602
2.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jim King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.38
98.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.06
82.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0