Joe Stephenson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Stephenson
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
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 Joe Stephenson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .419) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .225). 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 Joe Stephenson and Lou Whitaker

Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
245.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
566.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
24.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
109.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
135.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
22.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
126.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Stephenson and Lou Whitaker

Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.455
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0