Vada Pinson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Vada Pinson
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold 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 Vada Pinson in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 75), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 114), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 120). Vada Pinson held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 119 vs 108). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Vada Pinson and Lou Whitaker

Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2469
142.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10403
600
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9645
556.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2757
159.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1889
108.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
27.97
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
7.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
14.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
868
50.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1385.25
79.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4264
245.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3385
195.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1365
78.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
67.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2278
131.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1445.85
83.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
574
33.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
3.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1196
68.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
8.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
4.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
9.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
17.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
7.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
24.63
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Vada Pinson and Lou Whitaker

Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2419
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62384
27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20794.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
2.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5419
2.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5318
2.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.198
2.198
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Vada Pinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vada Pinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0