Earl Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Earl Smith
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Earl Smith in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 111), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 109), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 110). Earl Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 230 vs 157). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Earl Smith and Lou Whitaker

Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
200.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2569
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2264
528.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
686
160.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506
118.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
26.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
10.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
180
42.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379.44
88.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
228.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
944
220.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
225
52.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
82.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
534
124.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410.51
95.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
57.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
24.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.24
24.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
10.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Earl Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
6.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Earl Smith and Lou Whitaker

Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Earl Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2697
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2619
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.633
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0