Danny Thompson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Danny Thompson
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueShortstop
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 Danny Thompson across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 27), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 48), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 80). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Danny Thompson and Lou Whitaker

Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
172.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2411
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2218
551.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
550
136.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
112.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
17.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
23.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
183.97
45.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
687
170.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
678
168.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
189
47.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
194
48.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
368
91.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
206.32
51.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
120
29.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
58.48
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
10.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
11.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
15.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Danny Thompson and Lou Whitaker

Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
1.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15379
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5126.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
1.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1720
3.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
4.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
4.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.899
3.899
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0