Joe McCarthy vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
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 Joe McCarthy. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .550) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .268). 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 Joe McCarthy and Lou Whitaker

Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
234.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
570.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
131.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
43.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
47.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
8.2
8.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe McCarthy and Lou Whitaker

Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
6.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0