Ted Sullivan vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ted Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalIrelandEuropeKansas City CowboysUnion AssociationRight Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ted Sullivan and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .733) and slugging (.426 vs .333). Ted Sullivan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .368). 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 Ted Sullivan and Lou Whitaker

Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ted Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
75.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Ted Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ted Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
95.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ted Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ted Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ted Sullivan and Lou Whitaker

Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ted Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0