Tris Speaker vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Tris Speaker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tris Speaker comes out clearly ahead of Ernie Whitt across most offensive categories. Tris Speaker led in contact rate (K%+ 266 vs 132), home run production (HR/PA+ 205 vs 155), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 109). Tris Speaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tris Speaker and Ernie Whitt

Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2789
139.59
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11988
600
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10195
510.26
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3774
530.18
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3514
175.88
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
119.27
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
39.64
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
176
24.72
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
11.11
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.86
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.82
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131
56.61
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
325
45.66
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2311.5
115.69
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5101
255.31
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
217.19
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4998
250.15
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1378
193.58
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.026
1.026
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
94.19
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1529
76.53
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
534
75.02
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3294
164.86
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2347.41
117.49
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.16
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
69.12
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
436
61.25
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.04
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
19.67
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
491
68.98
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
8.7
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
15.47
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.81
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.2
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.63
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
21.62
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
7.86
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.65
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
29.48
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.34
73.34
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Tris Speaker and Ernie Whitt

Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
8.62
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
1.19
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
1.01
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8511
27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
22
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6091
5.83
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.47
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
0.48
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.71
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.06
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7621
24.18
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6647
6.36
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7397
23.47
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6588
6.31
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.723
2.723
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.27
84.27
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.5
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33