Lou Stringer vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Lou Stringer
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Lou Stringer across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 60), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 94), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 115). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Stringer and Lou Whitaker

Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
182.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1346
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1196
533.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
290
129.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
212
94.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
21.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
8.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
34.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
134.56
59.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
416
185.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
412
183.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
148
65.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
54.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
251
111.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
143.35
63.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
121
53.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Lou Stringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
85.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
12.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Lou Stringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
9.36
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Lou Stringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Lou Stringer and Lou Whitaker

Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Lou Stringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1877
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1793
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Lou Stringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.305
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Stringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0