Sal Bando vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Sal Bando
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Sal Bando and Lou Whitaker are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 117 for Sal Bando, 117 for Lou Whitaker), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 118). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Sal Bando and Lou Whitaker

Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2019
146.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
8288
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
7060
511.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
1790
129.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
1221
88.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
289
20.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
17.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
569
41.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
1074.67
77.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
2881
208.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
2896
209.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
982
71.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1039
75.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
1779
128.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
1099.14
79.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1031
74.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
923
66.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
8.98
8.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
65
4.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
57
4.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
149
10.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
75
5.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
46
3.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
121
8.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Sal Bando
Career
Per 600 PA
61.98
61.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Sal Bando and Lou Whitaker

Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
1932
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1879
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
49643
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
16547.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
1788
0.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
3743
2.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
5762
3.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
5531
3.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.863
2.863
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Sal Bando
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Bando
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0