Bip Roberts vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bip Roberts
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Bip Roberts across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 38), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 111), and contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 128). Bip Roberts held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 108). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bip Roberts and Lou Whitaker

Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1202
155.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4631
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4147
537.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1220
158.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
956
123.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
26.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
264
34.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
602.47
78.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1575
204.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1646
213.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
85.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
352
45.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
985
127.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
638.59
82.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.89
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
396
51.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
71
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
7.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
34.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.31
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
46.51
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.54
73.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bip Roberts and Lou Whitaker

Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
1.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25059
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8353
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
1.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bip Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486
3.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3401
3.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.952
2.952
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.29
84.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bip Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0