Matt Mervis vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Matt Mervis
Gen ZDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
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 Matt Mervis. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .563) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .241). Matt Mervis had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Matt Mervis and Lou Whitaker

Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
544.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
90
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
50.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
39.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
21.97
50.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
76
175.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
62
143.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
55.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
64.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
42
96.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
17.36
40.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
46.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
207.69
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Mervis and Lou Whitaker

Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1282
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
427.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
7.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Matt Mervis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.845
6.845
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.93
87.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mervis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0