Lou Whitaker vs. Ben Zobrist — Career Comparison

Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ben Zobrist
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Lou Whitaker and Ben Zobrist are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 117 for Lou Whitaker, 115 for Ben Zobrist), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 114). The overall lean goes to Lou Whitaker, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Lou Whitaker and Ben Zobrist

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1651
144.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
6836
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5880
516.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
1566
137.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
88.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
30.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
167
14.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
49.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
940.85
82.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
2504
219.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
213.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
884
77.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
768
67.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
1485
130.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
949.98
83.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
73.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
87.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
6.88
6.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.88
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
10.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
49
4.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
14.48
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.3
70.3

Fielding Stats for Lou Whitaker and Ben Zobrist

Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
1.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
40078
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
13359.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2740
1.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2638
1.78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5463
3.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5378
3.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.917
2.917
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.51
81.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
0.41
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0