Matt Thaiss vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Matt Thaiss
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher
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 Matt Thaiss. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .321). 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 Matt Thaiss and Lou Whitaker

Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
190.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
961
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
819
511.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
172
107.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
119
74.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
53
33.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.62
60.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
307
191.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
92
57.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
95
59.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
164
102.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.34
60.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
78.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Thaiss and Lou Whitaker

Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5871
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
7.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
7.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.119
6.119
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.06
79.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0