Lou Whitaker vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Matt Williams
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Matt Williams in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 78), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 88), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 102). Matt Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 263 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Lou Whitaker and Matt Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1866
147.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7595
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7000
553
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1878
148.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
89.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
26.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
29.86
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
751
59.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066.35
84.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3420
270.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2402
189.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
997
78.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
96.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1837
145.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1052.6
83.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
469
37.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
107.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.57
5.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
182
14.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
88
6.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Matt Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1877
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1782
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47043
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15681
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3672
2.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
3.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5197
2.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.769
2.769
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0