Lou Whitaker vs. Artie Wilson — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Artie Wilson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

On the career numbers, Artie Wilson posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Whitaker. Artie Wilson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.888 vs .794) and on-base percentage (.428 vs .368). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (244 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Artie Wilson 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 Artie Wilson

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
145.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483
535.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
196.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
159.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
36.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.01
113.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
246.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
253.97
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
99.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
53.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
153.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.05
120.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
54.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180.33
180.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.33
16.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.44
94.44

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Artie Wilson

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.32
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
5.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
5.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.925
4.925
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.58
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0