Danny Richardson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Danny Richardson
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Danny Richardson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .633) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .301). 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 Danny Richardson and Lou Whitaker

Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
142.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
4755
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4451
561.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1129
142.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
896
113.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
149
18.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
6.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
233
29.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
501.41
63.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1478
186.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1429
180.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
85.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
70.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1202
151.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
551.84
69.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
283
35.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
36.47
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.45
16.45
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
28.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
28.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Danny Richardson and Lou Whitaker

Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1142
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29820
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9940
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
2.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3339
3.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6417
5.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5975
5.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Danny Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.232
5.232
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
0.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0