Bob Oliver vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bob Oliver
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
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 Bob Oliver across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 55), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 71), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 92). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Oliver and Lou Whitaker

Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
847
162.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
3123
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2914
559.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
745
143.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
530
101.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
102
19.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
18.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
215
41.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
333.91
64.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1167
224.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
920
176.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
293
56.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
80.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
618
118.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
336.6
64.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
156
29.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
107.97
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5.56
5.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
19.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
54.84
54.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bob Oliver and Lou Whitaker

Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
19199
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6399.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3931
5.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
0.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4473
6.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4408
6.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bob Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.517
5.517
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.24
89.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0