Ken Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ken Smith
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown
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 Ken Smith. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .349). 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 Ken Smith and Lou Whitaker

Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
790.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
533.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
114.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
73.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
190.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
209.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
114.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.33
79.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Ken Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Smith and Lou Whitaker

Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Ken Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.154
2.154
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0