Jason Thompson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jason Thompson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jason Thompson and Lou Whitaker are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Jason Thompson, 117 for Lou Whitaker), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Lou Whitaker, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jason Thompson and Lou Whitaker

Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1418
149.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4802
506.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
132.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
829
87.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
204
21.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
21.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
44.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
811.3
85.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2105
222.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2078
219.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
640
67.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
782
82.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1214
128.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
819.1
86.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816
86.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
7.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
862
90.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.6
6.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
11.92
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jason Thompson and Lou Whitaker

Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34019
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11339.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11818
9.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
0.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
10.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12637
10.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.617
9.617
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1090
0.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0