Jimmie Schaffer vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jimmie Schaffer
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
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 Jimmie Schaffer. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .295). 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 Jimmie Schaffer and Lou Whitaker

Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
289.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
631
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
574
545.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
128
121.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
86
81.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
42
39.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
54.31
51.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
195
185.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
179
170.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
50.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
56
53.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
98
93.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
50.79
48.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
46.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
120.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
22.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jimmie Schaffer and Lou Whitaker

Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4611
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
5.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
5.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
5.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.504
3.504
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.55
57.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Schaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie Schaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0