Joe Walsh vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Walsh
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Walsh and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .769) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .308). Joe Walsh had the advantage in slugging (.462 vs .426). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Walsh and Lou Whitaker

Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
78.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
82.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Walsh and Lou Whitaker

Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0