Jack McCarthy vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jack McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
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 Jack McCarthy across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 0), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 83), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 102). Jack McCarthy held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 204 vs 157). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jack McCarthy and Lou Whitaker

Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1092
140.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4649
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4200
542.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1205
155.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
123.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
171
22.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
8.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
245
31.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
549.82
70.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1532
197.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1497
193.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
551
71.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
476
61.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
131.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
622.38
80.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
268
34.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
20.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
29.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
20.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
18.71
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
18.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jack McCarthy and Lou Whitaker

Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27735
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9245
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
2.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jack McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.13
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
2.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
2.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.173
2.173
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.77
24.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0