Harry Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Harry Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond 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 Harry Smith. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .248). 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 Harry Smith and Lou Whitaker

Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
153.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
578.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
127.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
109.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.4
36.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
34
148.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
34
148.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9.49
41.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.42
11.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Smith and Lou Whitaker

Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
5.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0