Johnnie Oden vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Johnnie Oden
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueThird 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 Johnnie Oden. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .466) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .237). 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 Johnnie Oden and Lou Whitaker

Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
166.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
554.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
95
110.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
99.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
27.63
32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
110
127.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
119
137.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
38
44.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
34
39.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
70
81.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
30.59
35.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
20
23.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
518
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Johnnie Oden and Lou Whitaker

Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.623
2.623
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Johnnie Oden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnnie Oden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0