Mike Shannon vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Mike Shannon
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Mike Shannon and Ernie Whitt are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 99 for Mike Shannon, 103 for Ernie Whitt), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 109). The overall lean goes to Ernie Whitt, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Mike Shannon and Ernie Whitt

Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
882
173.17
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3056
600
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2780
545.81
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3774
530.18
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
139.4
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
98.76
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
116
22.77
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
24.72
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.52
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
68
13.35
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.82
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
207
40.64
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
45.66
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
335.76
65.92
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512.62
72.01
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
211.26
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546
217.19
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
944
185.34
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
193.58
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
313
61.45
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
62.8
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
367
72.05
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
75.02
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
120.16
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
345.78
67.89
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512.99
72.07
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.96
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
224
43.98
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
61.25
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.71
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.04
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
525
103.08
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
68.98
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5.82
5.82
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
8.7
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.32
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.81
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.93
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.2
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
12.17
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.63
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.73
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.34
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.07
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.78
52.78
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Mike Shannon and Ernie Whitt

Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
1.12
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
1.19
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
0.96
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
1.01
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20202
27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6734
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
1.25
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6091
5.83
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
1.19
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
0.48
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.12
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.06
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
2.56
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6647
6.36
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830
2.45
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
6.31
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
95.41
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.179
2.179
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.27
84.27
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.1
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Mike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33