Jim Lefebvre vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
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 Jim Lefebvre across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 113), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 104), and walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 122). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lefebvre and Lou Whitaker

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
161.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3014
529.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
756
132.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
538
94.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
126
22.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
74
12.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
218
38.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
380.66
66.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
200.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
191.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
313
54.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
70.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
643
112.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
390.29
68.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
322
56.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
78.49
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
7.64
7.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
29
5.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
11.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
23
4.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
34.78
34.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jim Lefebvre and Lou Whitaker

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
21517
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
7172.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
2.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2070
2.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
4.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3678
4.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.257
4.257
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
92.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
0.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0