Myles Straw vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Myles Straw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold Glove
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Myles Straw across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 8), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 111), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 75). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Myles Straw and Lou Whitaker

Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
184.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
2279
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2031
534.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
501
131.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
102.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
91
23.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
111
29.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
225.28
59.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
642
169.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
713
187.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Myles Straw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
302
79.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
157
41.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
449
118.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
238.39
62.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
206
54.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Myles Straw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
105.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Myles Straw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
8.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
26.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Myles Straw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
31.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Myles Straw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.59
85.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Myles Straw and Lou Whitaker

Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15363
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5121
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
2.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Myles Straw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1457
2.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
2.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Myles Straw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.66
99.66
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.117
2.117
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.59
79.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myles Straw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0