Joe Pepitone vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Joe Pepitone in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 66), on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 97), and contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 147). Joe Pepitone held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Joe Pepitone and Lou Whitaker

Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
98.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
662.12
72.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
57.63
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Pepitone and Lou Whitaker

Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
0.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0