Ed McGhee vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ed McGhee
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia 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 Ed McGhee. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .632) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .321). 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 McGhee and Lou Whitaker

Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
206.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
531.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
124
130.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
107.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
49.88
52.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
165.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
181
190.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
45.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
99
104.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
55.42
58.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
54
56.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
64.21
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.34
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
68.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ed McGhee and Lou Whitaker

Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ed McGhee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
10.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.34
21.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McGhee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0