Bob Patrick vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bob Patrick
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Patrick and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Patrick posted stronger numbers in OPS (.846 vs .794) and slugging (.533 vs .426). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .313). By the career numbers, Bob Patrick had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Patrick and Lou Whitaker

Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
337.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
93.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
94.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bob Patrick and Lou Whitaker

Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bob Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0