Burt Shotton vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Burt Shotton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
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 Burt Shotton across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 42), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 103). Burt Shotton held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 109 vs 108). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Burt Shotton and Lou Whitaker

Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1387
144.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
5742
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4945
516.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
1338
139.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1110
115.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
154
16.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
228
23.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
701.12
73.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
1649
172.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2073
216.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
746
77.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
290
30.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
107.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
760.47
79.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
713
74.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
30.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
12.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
43.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.12
71.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Burt Shotton and Lou Whitaker

Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
82.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
182.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
11.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
11.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3173
205.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
193.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.337
2.337
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0