Mike Macfarlane vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Mike Macfarlane
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Mike Macfarlane across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 83), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 88), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 99). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Lou Whitaker

Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1164
172.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
4043
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3602
534.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
906
134.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
539
79.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
32.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
19.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
54.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
506.95
75.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1548
229.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
192.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
76.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
843
125.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
503.39
74.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
14.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
295
43.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
103.88
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
5.78
5.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
11.72
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Lou Whitaker

Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
1.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
24941
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8313.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5597
6.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6054
6.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6005
6.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.676
5.676
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.09
88.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
0.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0