Greg Walker vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Greg Walker
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Greg Walker across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 92), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 100), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 102). Greg Walker held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 158 vs 147). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Greg Walker and Lou Whitaker

Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
855
161.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3177
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2864
540.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
746
140.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
450
84.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
30.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
21.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
55.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
423.98
80.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
243.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1034
195.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
368
69.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
83.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
699
132.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
421.45
79.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
268
50.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
98.21
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
6.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
11.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Greg Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
61.29
61.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Greg Walker and Lou Whitaker

Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17184
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5728
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5828
9.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
0.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6236
9.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6191
9.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.986
8.986
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Greg Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0