John Nelson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

John Nelson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown
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 John Nelson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .000) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .000). 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 John Nelson and Lou Whitaker

John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for John Nelson and Lou Whitaker

John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0