Harry Spies vs. Lew Whistler — Career Comparison

Harry Spies
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lew Whistler
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Harry Spies and Lew Whistler are closely matched on the surface stats. Lew Whistler posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.318 vs .305) and home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). Harry Spies had the advantage in batting average (.261 vs .244). By the career numbers, Lew Whistler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Spies and Lew Whistler

Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
148.28
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
145.2
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
348
600
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
562.07
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1014
541.28
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.55
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
131.85
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
105.17
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
95.02
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.14
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
15.48
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.79
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.95
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.45
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
41.38
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
36.83
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
38.43
66.25
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.09
71.05
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
208.62
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
196.44
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
106
182.76
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
190.57
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
44
75.86
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
80.07
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
40
68.97
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
71
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
82
141.38
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
144.66
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
42.38
73.06
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.18
75.36
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.07
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.34
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
14
24.14
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
53.38
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
36.21
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
156
83.27
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.57
16.57
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
7.21
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.9
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
20.82
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.9
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
20.82
Harry Spies
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Harry Spies and Lew Whistler

Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.07
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
1.06
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2214
27
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6978
27
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
9
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2326
9
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
6.99
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
8.18
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.91
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.4
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.4
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
8.26
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
9.49
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
7.85
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
9.09
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.13
95.13
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.318
7.318
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.546
8.546
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.48
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Spies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.93
Lew Whistler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Spies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Lew Whistler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0