Steve King vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Steve King
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaTroy HaymakersUnknownLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Steve King and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve King posted stronger numbers in OPS (.821 vs .794) and slugging (.463 vs .426). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .358). By the career numbers, Steve King had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve King and Lou Whitaker

Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
54
118.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
595.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
210.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
157.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.95
89.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
275.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
98
214.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
118.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
289.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.51
101.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.33
91.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Steve King and Lou Whitaker

Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.61
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.72
80.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.482
2.482
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0