Jim Ball vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .185). 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 Jim Ball and Fred Whitfield

Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Jim Ball and Fred Whitfield

Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.625
4.625
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0