Top 32 tournament 2b Whitaker vs Sandberg

[obxyankeefan]

Top 32 players ranked by BRWAR(as of 6/18/15).

2Basemen Bracket is:

1 R Hornsby 6
32 J Franco 0

16 J Gordon 1
17 J Kent 4

8 B Grich 7
25 J Evers 0

9 F Frisch 5
24 N Fox 2

4 J Morgan 12
29 D Pedroia 3

13 C Biggio 8
20 R Cano 3

5 R Carew 9
28 L Doyle 0

12 W Randolph 5
21 B Doerr 4

3 N Lajoie 12
30 C Knoblauch 0

14 J Robinson 16
19 B McPhee 1

6 C Gehringer 11
27 D Pratt 0

11 R Alomar 13
22 T Phillips 0

2 E Collins 6
31 C Childs 1

15 C Utley 8
18 B Herman 4

7 L Whitaker 8
26 B Myers 1

10 R Sandberg 13
23 T Lazzeri 2

1 R Hornsby 14
17 J Kent 0

8 B Grich 6
9 F Frisch 0

4 J Morgan 8
13 C Biggio 3

5 R Carew 10
12 W Randolph 1

3 N Lajoie 12
14 J Robinson 1

6 C Gehringer 9
11 R Alomar 3

2 E Collins13
15 C Utley 2

7 L Whitaker
10 R Sandberg

1 R Hornsby
8 B Grich

4 J Morgan
5 R Carew

3 N Lajoie
6 C Gehringer

2 E Collins

 

[obxyankeefan]

Lou Whitaker Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Beat Buddy Myer 8-1

Ryne Sandberg Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com
Beat Tony Lazzeri 13-2

 

[MilkSpiller22]

power- Sandberg(semi close)

BB- Whitaker(semi close)

SO- Whitaker( semi close)

BA- Sandberg(VERY CLOSE)

SB- Sandberg(not close)

defense- Whitaker( VERY CLOSE)

playoffs- Sandberg( not Close)but small sample size

awards- Sandberg( 1 MVP to none)

WS champ- Whitaker(1 win to none)

positional longevity- Whitaker(Very close)

Career longevity- Whitaker(Very close)

# of 100 run seasons- Sandberg wins( 7-2)
# of 100 RBI seasons- Sandberg wins(2-0)

This is so close that I have to give it to sandberg... He had more power, more speed, more 100 run seasons and more 100 RBI seasons...

 

[calsnowskier]

Wow, another GREAT matchup. Them being almost perfect contemporaries makes it interesting as well.

OPS+ (Sandberg/Whitaker)
120 - 6/9
130 - 6/5
140 - 3/1

Interesting spread. Sandberg had better peaks, but Whitaker had more consistency.

Draw.

oWAR7
Sandberg - 42.6
Whitaker - 33.9

WOW! I was not expecting this after the OPS+ breakdown. CLEAR win for Sandberg.

SBs
CLEAR win for Sandberg. He actually used it as a weapon. Whitaker was not bad, but it not a weapon.

Defense
Sandberg was much more decorated (9 GGs to 2), but my memory (imperfect as it is since I was not a Cubs or Tigers fan) says Whitaker was the better defender.

This matchup actually re-affirms why one is a HOFer while the other has been left out. They are good contemporary competitors, but one was clearly better.

Sandberg takes this down.

 

[Howie115]

Sandberg was much more decorated (9 GGs to 2), but my memory (imperfect as it is since I was not a Cubs or Tigers fan) says Whitaker was the better defender.

Whitaker was a very good defensive 2B. That said, he was often criticized in Detroit for not diving for balls. Yes, this one is close, but even as a Tiger fan, I have to give it to Sandberg.

 

[navamind]

Whitaker, but Sandberg had the better seasons.