Sam Langford vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Sam Langford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter 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 Sam Langford. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .698) 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 Sam Langford and Lou Whitaker

Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
145.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
539
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
551.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
151.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
35
38.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
58.6
65.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
189
210.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
166
184.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
61
67.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
57
63.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
113
125.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.08
72.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
46.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.83
12.83
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Sam Langford and Lou Whitaker

Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.236
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0