Leo Posada vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Leo Posada
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Leo Posada. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .329). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Leo Posada and Lou Whitaker

Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
188.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
493
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
518.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
109
132.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
53.87
65.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
158
192.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
159
193.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
51
62.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
70.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
101
122.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
57.98
70.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
46
55.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
127.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Leo Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Leo Posada and Lou Whitaker

Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2884
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
961.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Leo Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.57
97.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.16
90.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0