Jose Oquendo vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jose Oquendo
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond 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 Jose Oquendo across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 22), slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 86), and walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 154). Jose Oquendo held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 160 vs 157). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Oquendo and Lou Whitaker

Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
191.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
3737
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
3202
514.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
821
131.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
679
109.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
104
16.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
142
22.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
372.78
59.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
1015
162.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
1274
204.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
339
54.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
254
40.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
579
92.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
412.32
66.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
448
71.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
9.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
60.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
32
5.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
10.44
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
35
5.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
68
10.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 600 PA
51.47
51.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jose Oquendo and Lou Whitaker

Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
1.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
24864
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8288
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
2.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2733
2.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jose Oquendo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4739
5.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4657
5.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.011
4.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.24
79.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Oquendo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0