Nick Loftin vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Nick Loftin
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Nick Loftin. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .617) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .294). 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 Nick Loftin and Lou Whitaker

Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
200.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
531.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
83
116.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
57
80.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
36.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Nick Loftin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
37.35
52.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
122
171.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
125
175.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
42
59.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
44
61.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
113.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
37.73
53.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
37
51.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Nick Loftin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
88.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
6.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Nick Loftin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Nick Loftin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Nick Loftin and Lou Whitaker

Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
866.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Nick Loftin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
3.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Nick Loftin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.356
2.356
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.43
64.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Loftin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0