Kent Anderson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Kent Anderson
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Kent Anderson and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .631) and slugging (.443 vs .311). Kent Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .308). By the career numbers, Fred Whitfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kent Anderson and Fred Whitfield

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
198.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
366
536.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
139.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
117.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
34.53
50.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
167.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
186.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
32.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
93.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
39.89
58.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
44.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
89.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Kent Anderson and Fred Whitfield

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3055
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
4.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.053
4.053
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.97
87.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0