Mike Laga vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Mike Laga
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Laga. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .246). Mike Laga had the advantage in home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Laga and Lou Whitaker

Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
251.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
565.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
84
112.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
50
66.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
40.15
53.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
150
200.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
108
144.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
39
52.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
78
104.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
34.51
46.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
153.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Laga and Lou Whitaker

Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2353
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
784.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
9.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
10.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
10.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.268
7.268
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.23
64.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0