Lou Whitaker vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Jesse Williams. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .696) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .339). 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 Lou Whitaker and Jesse Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
151.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
531.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
270
141.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
108.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
137.47
72.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
381
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
151.13
79.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
52.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Jesse Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
3.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
5.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
4.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.516
4.516
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0