Kirby Puckett vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-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 Kirby Puckett in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 58), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 122), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 132). Kirby Puckett held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 129 vs 108). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Kirby Puckett and Lou Whitaker

Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
15.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
678
51.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1180.81
90.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3453
264.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
2810
215.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1071
82.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
83.13
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1949
149.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1236.06
94.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.51
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
965
73.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
8.12
8.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
16.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
63.81
63.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Kirby Puckett and Lou Whitaker

Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4392
2.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4535
2.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.657
2.657
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0