Ken Walters vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ken Walters
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Ken Walters. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .263). 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 Ken Walters and Lou Whitaker

Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
215.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
721
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
566.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
157
130.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
103.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
33
27.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
53.5
44.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
214
178.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
185
153.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
71
59.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
58
48.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
118
98.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
53.89
44.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
74.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
8.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
14.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Walters and Lou Whitaker

Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4345
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1448.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
2.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.33
78.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0