Ozzie Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ozzie Smith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Ozzie Smith in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 17), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 123), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 93). Ozzie Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 271 vs 157). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Ozzie Smith and Lou Whitaker

Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2573
143.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10778
600
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9396
523.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
136.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1961
109.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
402
22.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
3.84
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
499
27.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1171.64
65.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3084
171.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3565
198.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1257
69.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
793
44.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2022
112.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1247.96
69.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
1.84
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1072
59.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
32.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
11.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
167
9.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
40.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.67
79.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ozzie Smith and Lou Whitaker

Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2511
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65357
27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21785.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4249
1.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8375
3.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12905
5.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12624
5.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.028
5.028
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Ozzie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
0.66
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ozzie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0