Nelson Mathews vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
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 Nelson Mathews. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .656) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .297). 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 Nelson Mathews and Lou Whitaker

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
170.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
545.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
121.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
21.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
22
12.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
75
41.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
102.23
57.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
351
195.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
98
54.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
169
94.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
88
49.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Nelson Mathews and Lou Whitaker

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
2.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
2.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.255
2.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0