Lou Whitaker vs. Willie Williams — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Willie Williams
UnknownPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIUnknown

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Williams. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .745) and slugging (.426 vs .381). Willie Williams had the advantage in batting average (.333 vs .276). 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 Willie Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
245.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
78.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
218.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
92.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6
Willie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Willie Williams

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Willie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0