Justin Verlander vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Justin Verlander a clear advantage over Wally Whitehurst across the core pitching metrics. Justin Verlander led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 97). Wally Whitehurst held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 95). Justin Verlander was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Justin Verlander and Wally Whitehurst

Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.22
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
0.94
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
2.53
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.78
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
38.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.36
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Justin Verlander and Wally Whitehurst

Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.22
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.54
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.82
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.48
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
1.45
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.14
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
1.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Verlander and Wally Whitehurst

Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
5550
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
500
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
15.31
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
11.27
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
240
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
140.91
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0