Walter Thomas vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Walter Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
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 Walter Thomas. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .682) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .326). 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 Walter Thomas and Lou Whitaker

Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
182.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
151.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
120.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
20
30.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
43.13
66.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
126
194.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
124
191.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
84.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
38
58.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
141.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
49.24
75.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
32.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
389
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Walter Thomas and Lou Whitaker

Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2429
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.42
81.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0