Charlie Lau vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Charlie Lau
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher
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 Charlie Lau. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .695) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .330). 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 Charlie Lau and Lou Whitaker

Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
241.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1170
535.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
298
136.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
210
96.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
28.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
88
40.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
139.75
63.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
427
195.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
412
188.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
105
48.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
140
64.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
229
104.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
143.35
65.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
109
49.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
68.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
8.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
12.81
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Lau and Lou Whitaker

Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
7311
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2437
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
5.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
6.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
6.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.333
5.333
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0