Henry Presswood vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Henry Presswood
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstop
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Henry Presswood and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .708) and slugging (.426 vs .308). Henry Presswood had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 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 Henry Presswood and Lou Whitaker

Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
70.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
89.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Henry Presswood and Lou Whitaker

Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Henry Presswood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Presswood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0