John Orton vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher
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 John Orton. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .265). 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 John Orton and Lou Whitaker

John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for John Orton and Lou Whitaker

John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0