Mark Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Mark Smith. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .319). Mark Smith had the advantage in home run production (32 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Mark Smith and Lou Whitaker

Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
229.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
532.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
147
81.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128.82
71.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
386
214.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
341
189.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
125
69.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
72.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
223
123.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
127.92
71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
97
53.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
117.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
9.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
8.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Mark Smith and Lou Whitaker

Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
2.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.69
79.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0