Jack Lapp vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Jack Lapp across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 83), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 113), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 127). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jack Lapp and Lou Whitaker

Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
188.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
524.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
416
137.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
108.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
59
19.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
90
29.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
197.62
65.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
600
199
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
168
55.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
329
109.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
219.95
72.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
177
58.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
58.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
31
10.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
51.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Lapp and Lou Whitaker

Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.865
5.865
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0