Whitey Platt vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Whitey Platt
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Roberts
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Whitey Platt posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Roberts. Whitey Platt posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .651) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .293). Dave Roberts had the advantage in home run production (49 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Whitey Platt had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Whitey Platt and Dave Roberts

Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
333
182.63
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
194.34
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2189
600
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
1002
549.54
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2017
552.86
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
140.4
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
132.39
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
101.46
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
95.93
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.49
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
21.11
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.32
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.92
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.13
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
13.43
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.94
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
36.46
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108.48
59.5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213.94
58.64
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
202.93
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
197.62
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
187.57
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
169.67
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
64.17
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
53.17
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
80.62
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
57.01
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
137.66
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
96.76
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115.19
63.17
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215.71
59.13
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.74
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.19
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
44.42
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
35.08
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.03
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
66.91
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
361
98.95
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.97
8.97
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
6.06
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.29
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.4
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.47
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
18.65
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
9.87
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.4
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.58
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.19
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.68
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
9.59
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 600 PA
14.29
14.29
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.14
77.14

Fielding Stats for Whitey Platt and Dave Roberts

Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.29
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
0.95
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14344
27
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4781.1
9
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
1.97
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.75
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.18
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
3.9
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
3.72
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.37
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.197
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.883
2.883
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.22
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Platt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.13
Whitey Platt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.08