Bruce Aven vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Bruce Aven
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Aven and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Bruce Aven posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .432). By the career numbers, Bruce Aven had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bruce Aven and Fred Whitfield

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
227.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
609
534.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
145.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
97.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
55
48.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.96
79.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
263
231.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
205.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
74.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
90.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
147.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93.52
82.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
50.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
118.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Bruce Aven and Fred Whitfield

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3498
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.61
69.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0