Ted Kluszewski vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ted Kluszewski
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ted Kluszewski holds a real edge over Lou Whitaker in this comparison. Ted Kluszewski led in home run production (HR/PA+ 228 vs 147), contact rate (K%+ 189 vs 157), and slugging (SLG+ 137 vs 118). Lou Whitaker held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 102). The edge belongs to Ted Kluszewski.

Hitting Stats for Ted Kluszewski and Lou Whitaker

Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718
159.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
6470
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5929
549.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1766
163.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1168
108.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
26.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
25.87
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
55.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1002.15
92.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2951
273.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
2281
211.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
848
78.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1028
95.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1597
148.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1037.29
96.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.13
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
492
45.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
33.85
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
143
13.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ted Kluszewski and Lou Whitaker

Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17252
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5750.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12652
19.8
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13548
21.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13451
21.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.082
9.082
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
45.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
1.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0