Clarence Simpson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Clarence Simpson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaAkron Grays / Cleveland GiantsNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Clarence Simpson and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Clarence Simpson posted a career OPS of .800 against Lou Whitaker's .794. On the surface stats, Clarence Simpson and Lou Whitaker are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Clarence Simpson and Lou Whitaker

Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
73.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Clarence Simpson and Lou Whitaker

Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Clarence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0