Marcus Thames vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Marcus Thames in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 65), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 98), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 93). Marcus Thames held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 255 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Marcus Thames and Lou Whitaker

Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Marcus Thames and Lou Whitaker

Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0