William Robinson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

William Robinson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationSecond 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 William Robinson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .699) and slugging (.426 vs .323). William Robinson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.376 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 William Robinson and Lou Whitaker

William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
981
140.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4179
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3436
493.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
827
118.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
619
88.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
148
21.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
29.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
574.41
82.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1111
159.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1570
225.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
100.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
400
57.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1084
155.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
584.51
83.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
10.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
667
95.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
44.36
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
13.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
39.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
William Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
39.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
William Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for William Robinson and Lou Whitaker

William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25887
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8629
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2185
2.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2534
2.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5378
5.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4719
4.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.75
87.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.729
4.729
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
0.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0