William Makell vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

William Makell
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IICatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, William Makell and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. William Makell posted a career OPS of .785 against Lou Whitaker's .794. On the surface stats, William Makell and Lou Whitaker are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for William Makell and Lou Whitaker

William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
86.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
260.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
106
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for William Makell and Lou Whitaker

William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.778
2.778
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0