Karl Olson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Karl Olson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
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 Karl Olson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .279). 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 Karl Olson and Lou Whitaker

Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
224.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
745
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
548.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
128.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
99.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.56
43.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
215
173.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
164.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
59.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
95.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
57.08
45.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
34.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
75.7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
7.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
25.77
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Karl Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Karl Olson and Lou Whitaker

Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4132
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Karl Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
2.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
2.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.86
97.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0