Billy Taylor vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Billy Taylor
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueThird Baseman
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 Billy Taylor. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .599) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .308). 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 Billy Taylor and Lou Whitaker

Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
133.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
54.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
62.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Billy Taylor and Lou Whitaker

Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Billy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.76
82.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0