Bill Lamar vs. Josh Whitesell — Career Comparison

Bill Lamar
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Josh Whitesell
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Lamar and Josh Whitesell are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Lamar posted stronger numbers in OPS (.755 vs .683) and slugging (.417 vs .313). Josh Whitesell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 vs .339). By the career numbers, Bill Lamar had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Lamar and Josh Whitesell

Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
150.2
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
223.94
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2197
600
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2040
557.12
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
115
485.92
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
633
172.87
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
97.18
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
130.27
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
59.15
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
31.13
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.28
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
5.19
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
42.6
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
38.03
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277.58
75.81
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
15.34
64.82
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
850
232.13
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
36
152.11
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
196.9
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
211.27
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
82.75
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
33.8
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
66.91
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
144.47
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
88.73
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312.76
85.41
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
14.64
61.88
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
23.49
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
105.63
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.9
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
21.3
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
130.99
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.17
28.17
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
4.58
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.1
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
18.84
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.83
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.37
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
14.2
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.08
48.08
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Lamar and Josh Whitesell

Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.08
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.01
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
27
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257.1
9
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
8.85
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1097
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
9.3
Bill Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
9.27
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.62
99.62
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.548
8.548
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Josh Whitesell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Whitesell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0