Tony Smith vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Tony Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Tony Smith. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .532) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .314). 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 Tony Smith and Lou Whitaker

Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
161.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
633
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
500
473.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
90
85.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75
71.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
45.7
43.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
109
103.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
178.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
43.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
67.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51.14
48.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
90.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Tony Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
72.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Tony Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Tony Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Tony Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Tony Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Tony Smith and Lou Whitaker

Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4137
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
3.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Tony Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
6.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
5.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tony Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.205
5.205
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.64
90.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0