Al Oliver vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Al Oliver
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Al Oliver in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 70), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 135), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 111). Al Oliver held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 108). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Al Oliver and Lou Whitaker

Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2368
145.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
9778
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9049
555.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2743
168.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918
117.69
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
4.72
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
219
13.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
50.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1341.44
82.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4083
250.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3360
206.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1189
72.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
81.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2296
140.89
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1407.28
86.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
5.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
535
32.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
756
46.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.93
12.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
5.83
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
254
15.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
84
5.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
64
3.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
148
9.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Al Oliver and Lou Whitaker

Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2109
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
53755
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17918.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9040
4.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9669
4.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9538
4.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.523
4.523
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0