John Potts vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

John Potts
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRight 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 John Potts. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .747) and slugging (.426 vs .333). John Potts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.414 vs .368). 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 John Potts and Lou Whitaker

John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
184.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
133
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
102
460.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
121.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.39
87.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
34
153.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
239.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
14
63.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
22
99.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
91.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
112.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
58.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
John Potts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for John Potts and Lou Whitaker

John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
John Potts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Potts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0