Cap Anson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Cap Anson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Cap Anson posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Whitfield. Cap Anson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.841 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in home run production (108 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Cap Anson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cap Anson and Fred Whitfield

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2524
133.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11331
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10281
544.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
181.89
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
138.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
30.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
7.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
43.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1898.81
100.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4592
243.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4451
235.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1999
105.85
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2075
109.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
210.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2041.38
108.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
52.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
17.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.34
34.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
14.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Cap Anson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.85
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
15.51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.54
94.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Cap Anson and Fred Whitfield

Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
1.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66888
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22296
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22572
9.11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612
0.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
0.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25160
10.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24184
9.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.327
9.327
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.209
8.209
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
0.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Anson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cap Anson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0