Johnny Pesky vs. Steve Whitaker — Career Comparison

Johnny Pesky
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Steve Whitaker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Johnny Pesky posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Whitaker. Johnny Pesky posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .286). Steve Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (24 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Johnny Pesky had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Pesky and Steve Whitaker

Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
138.14
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
193.69
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5516
600
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
824
600
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4745
516.13
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
758
551.94
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1455
158.27
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
174
126.7
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1162
126.4
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
124
90.29
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
24.58
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.56
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.44
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.37
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.85
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.48
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
31.87
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
36.41
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.48
81.63
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
82.53
60.1
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1832
199.27
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
202.43
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2142
232.99
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
233
169.66
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867
94.31
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
73
53.16
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
43.94
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
61.89
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
136.4
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
134
97.57
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827.31
89.99
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
82.76
60.26
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.72
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.64
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
72.01
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
39.32
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.18
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
23.71
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
126.7
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.3
25.3
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
9.03
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.64
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
82
8.92
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.83
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.77
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.33
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.37
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.09
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.28
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.96
51.96
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Johnny Pesky and Steve Whitaker

Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.8
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.09
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.96
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
27
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
298.2
9
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
59.88
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1.76
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
93.84
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
5.36
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5279
159.08
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1.93
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5101
153.71
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.87
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.294
4.294
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.41
88.41
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
17.9
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0