Bob Natal vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bob Natal
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational 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 Bob Natal. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .584) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .290). 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 Bob Natal and Lou Whitaker

Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
218.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
330
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
525.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
57
103.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
40
72.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
17
30.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
24.69
44.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
85
154.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
91
165.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
19
34.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
28
50.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
22.95
41.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
30
54.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
123.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bob Natal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bob Natal and Lou Whitaker

Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
6.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
7.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
7.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.82
71.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Natal
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Natal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0