Ed McFarland vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ed McFarland
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Ed McFarland. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .704) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .335). 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 Ed McFarland and Lou Whitaker

Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
894
159.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3007
536.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
147.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
618
110.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
26.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
208
37.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
400.99
71.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1109
197.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1098
195.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
398
70.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
68.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
768
136.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
442.02
78.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
254
45.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
31.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.33
19.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
65
11.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ed McFarland and Lou Whitaker

Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
21588
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7196
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3189
3.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
1.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4376
5.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4225
5.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.976
4.976
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.96
18.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
1.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0