Henry Nears vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Henry Nears
Greatest GenerationOklahomaNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Henry Nears posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Whitaker. Henry Nears posted stronger numbers in OPS (.833 vs .794) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .368). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (244 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Henry Nears had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Nears and Lou Whitaker

Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
96.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
121.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Henry Nears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Henry Nears and Lou Whitaker

Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Henry Nears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Nears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0