Luke Voit vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Luke Voit
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
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 Luke Voit across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 77), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 121), and walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 140). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Luke Voit and Lou Whitaker

Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
508
159.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
1912
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1680
527.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
425
133.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
256
80.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
72
22.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
29.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
53.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269.38
84.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
786
246.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
649
203.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.777
0.777
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
247
77.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
86.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
134.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
265.36
83.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
10.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
192
60.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
172.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
14.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Luke Voit
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Luke Voit and Lou Whitaker

Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
6913
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
7.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
7.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
7.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Luke Voit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.4
93.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Voit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0