Jack Roche vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jack Roche
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown
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 Jack Roche. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .772) and slugging (.426 vs .408). Jack Roche had the advantage in batting average (.286 vs .276). 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 Jack Roche and Lou Whitaker

Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
632.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
525
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.18
87.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
20
214.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
20
214.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
12
128.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.66
92.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jack Roche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Roche and Lou Whitaker

Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jack Roche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Roche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0