Lou Whitaker vs. Walt Williams — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Walt Williams
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Walt Williams in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 55), home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 64), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 98). Walt Williams held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 177 vs 157). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Lou Whitaker and Walt Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
197.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2373
557.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
150.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
115.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
106
24.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
7.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
150
35.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
263.25
61.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
867
203.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
784
184.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
284
66.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
173
40.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
424
99.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
286.85
67.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
126
29.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
49.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.11
12.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
10.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
34
7.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
53
12.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.15
64.15

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Walt Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13010
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4336.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
1.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
2.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
2.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.12
84.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0