Cleo Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Cleo Smith
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IISecond Baseman
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 Cleo Smith. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .713) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .334). 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 Cleo Smith and Lou Whitaker

Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
144.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
476
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
525.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
143.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
108.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58.74
74.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
158
199.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
152
191.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
88.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
70.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
153.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64.78
81.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
238
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
23.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
23.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Cleo Smith and Lou Whitaker

Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2791
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
930.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
4.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
91.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0