Dansby Swanson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Dansby Swanson
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
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 Dansby Swanson across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 89), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 97), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 114). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dansby Swanson and Lou Whitaker

Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1282
146.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
5263
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4732
539.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1186
135.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
764
87.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
27.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
18.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
48.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
659.76
75.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1957
223.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1671
190.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
680
77.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
634
72.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1150
131.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
654.29
74.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
457
52.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1286
146.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.09
4.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
7.41
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
12.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
15.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.52
78.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Dansby Swanson and Lou Whitaker

Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33088
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11029.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
1.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
2.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4785
3.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4690
3.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
98.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.678
3.678
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dansby Swanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dansby Swanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0