Andres Torres vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Andres Torres
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
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 Andres Torres across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 51), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 86), and walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 119). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andres Torres and Lou Whitaker

Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650
180.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2155
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1910
531.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
462
128.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
288
80.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
31.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
32
8.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
48.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
246.39
68.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
729
202.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
678
188.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
277
77.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
174
48.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
419
116.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
243.03
67.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
205
57.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
132.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
19
5.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Andres Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
29.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.64
72.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Andres Torres and Lou Whitaker

Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
1.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
12980
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
2.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
2.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
2.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Andres Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.042
2.042
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.31
77.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0