Tom Needham vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
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 Tom Needham across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 83), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 90), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 77). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tom Needham and Lou Whitaker

Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
190.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1491
541.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
50
18.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
109
39.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
67.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8.83
8.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Tom Needham and Lou Whitaker

Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9399
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3133
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
5.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
1.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
7.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2575
7.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.331
5.331
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.71
73.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0