Marv Olson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Marv Olson
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond 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 Marv Olson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .342). 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 Marv Olson and Lou Whitaker

Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
147.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
457
506.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
122
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
98.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
51.77
57.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
151.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
199.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
74.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
33.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
107.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
59.07
65.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
77.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.03
18.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Marv Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Marv Olson and Lou Whitaker

Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Marv Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.667
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0