Gary Ward vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
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 Gary Ward across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 81), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 86), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 119). Gary Ward held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 108). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Gary Ward and Lou Whitaker

Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
157.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4479
549.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1236
151.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
869
106.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
196
24.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
15.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
45.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
607.79
74.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1904
233.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1600
196.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
594
72.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
597
73.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
130.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
351
43.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
95.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
6.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
13.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.45
73.45
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Gary Ward and Lou Whitaker

Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
28120
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9373.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2929
2.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2885
2.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.509
2.509
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.17
92.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0