Jimmy Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
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 Jimmy Smith. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .265). 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 Jimmy Smith and Lou Whitaker

Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Smith and Lou Whitaker

Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0