Thurman Tucker vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Thurman Tucker
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
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 Thurman Tucker across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 33), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 94), and walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 126). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Thurman Tucker and Lou Whitaker

Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
701
165.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2542
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2231
526.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
570
134.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
458
108.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
79
18.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
112
26.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
269.45
63.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
724
170.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
865
204.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
325
76.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
179
42.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
495
116.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
294.53
69.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
291
68.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Thurman Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
55.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Thurman Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.73
10.73
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Thurman Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Thurman Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
18.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
11.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
62.1
62.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Thurman Tucker and Lou Whitaker

Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1617
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Thurman Tucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1669
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Thurman Tucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.908
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0