Marv Lane vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Marv Lane
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
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 Marv Lane. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .612) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .316). 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 Marv Lane and Lou Whitaker

Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
257.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
37
105.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
28
80
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.53
52.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
53
151.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
65
185.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
48.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
37
105.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
19.14
54.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
80
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
120
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Marv Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Marv Lane and Lou Whitaker

Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Marv Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.26
98.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.81
60.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0