Tom Saffell vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Tom Saffell
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
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 Tom Saffell. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .605) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .310). 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 Tom Saffell and Lou Whitaker

Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
239.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
679
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
531.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
143
126.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
106.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
58.33
51.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
178
157.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
203
179.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
91
80.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
40
35.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
125
110.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
64.88
57.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
59
52.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
95.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Tom Saffell and Lou Whitaker

Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Tom Saffell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
10.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
10.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.296
2.296
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.34
18.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Saffell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0