Les Pearson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Les Pearson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Les Pearson posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Whitaker. Les Pearson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.881 vs .794) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .368). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (244 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Les Pearson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Les Pearson and Lou Whitaker

Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
130
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
120
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
530
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
170
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
125
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
20
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.08
105.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
240
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.881
0.881
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.903
0.903
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
125
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
90
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
205
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.62
113.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Les Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Les Pearson and Lou Whitaker

Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Les Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0