Bud Souchock vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bud Souchock
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bud Souchock and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .764) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .307). Bud Souchock had the advantage in slugging (.457 vs .426). 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 Bud Souchock and Lou Whitaker

Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
214.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
1324
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
556.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
313
141.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
185
83.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
26.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
22.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
58.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
165.01
74.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
254.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
405
183.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
163
73.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
84.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
135.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
164.09
74.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
88
39.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
74.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
8.07
8.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
20.39
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
24
10.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bud Souchock and Lou Whitaker

Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
51.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
175.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
13.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
194.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
189
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.24
97.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.668
3.668
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
12.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0