Rick Manning vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Rick Manning
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold Glove
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 Rick Manning across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 56), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 100), and contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 117). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Manning and Lou Whitaker

Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1555
159.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
5832
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5248
539.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1349
138.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1061
109.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
189
19.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
288
29.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
586.56
60.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1792
184.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1829
188.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
664
68.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
458
47.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1066
109.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
628.42
64.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
471
48.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
63.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.47
9.47
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Rick Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
10.7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
25.31
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.29
68.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Rick Manning and Lou Whitaker

Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
1.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353
0.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36768
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12256
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3831
2.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3960
2.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3902
2.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Rick Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.588
2.588
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.72
89.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0