Rafael Lopez vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Rafael Lopez
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Rafael Lopez. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .603) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .281). Rafael Lopez had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Rafael Lopez and Lou Whitaker

Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
228
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
200
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
522
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
30
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
18.18
54.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
56
168
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
54
162
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
39
117
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
16.19
48.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
213
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Rafael Lopez and Lou Whitaker

Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
8.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.849
6.849
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.24
74.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0