Ryne Sandberg vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ryne Sandberg
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Ryne Sandberg in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 106), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 114), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 112). Ryne Sandberg held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 208 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Ryne Sandberg and Lou Whitaker

Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2164
139.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
9282
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8385
542.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2386
154.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1625
105.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
26.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
18.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
49.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1334.68
86.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3787
244.8
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
3181
205.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1318
85.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1061
68.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2097
135.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1370.86
88.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
761
49.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
59
3.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1260
81.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
7.37
7.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
71
4.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
8.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
22.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.92
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
29.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.27
76.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ryne Sandberg and Lou Whitaker

Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2135
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
55266
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
18422
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3892
1.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6648
3.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10660
5.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10540
5.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.937
4.937
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
0.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0