Marcus Semien vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Marcus Semien
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Marcus Semien across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 112), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 132), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 106). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Marcus Semien and Lou Whitaker

Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1629
138.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
7072
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6365
540.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1613
136.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
84.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
27.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
21.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
51.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
923.91
78.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2767
234.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
2271
192.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
968
82.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
801
67.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1516
128.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
926.32
78.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
631
53.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
110.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
5.42
5.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
8.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
11.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
15.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.65
77.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Marcus Semien and Lou Whitaker

Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42371
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14123.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
1.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4258
2.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6668
4.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6514
4.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.984
3.984
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
0.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0