MJ Melendez vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

MJ Melendez
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 MJ Melendez across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 88), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 125), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 110). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for MJ Melendez and Lou Whitaker

MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
435
158.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1465
532.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
315
114.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
177
64.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
27.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
18.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
50.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
184.86
67.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
568
206.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
490
178.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
171
62.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
163
59.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
282
102.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
176.1
64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
166
60.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
158.81
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
8.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for MJ Melendez and Lou Whitaker

MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9303
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
3.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
3.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1121
3.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.42
98.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.768
2.768
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.14
89.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
MJ Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0