Jack Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jack Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Jack Smith across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 101), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 101), and contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 112). Jack Smith held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 108). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jack Smith and Lou Whitaker

Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
167.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5026
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4532
541.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1301
155.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1008
120.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182
21.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.48
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
293
34.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
630.1
75.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1745
208.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1657
197.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
93.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
382
45.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1125
134.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
691.58
82.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.63
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334
39.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
41.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
16.47
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
27.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
35.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.29
77.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jack Smith and Lou Whitaker

Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2476
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.147
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0