Lou Whitaker vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Josh Willingham across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 84), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 141), and batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 98). Josh Willingham held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 169 vs 147). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Whitaker and Josh Willingham

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
553
71.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.68
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Josh Willingham

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0