Joe Bean vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Joe Bean
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Bean. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .490) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .249). 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 Joe Bean and Fred Whitfield

Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
50
153.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
557.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
40
122.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
12.43
38.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
44
134.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
47
143.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
39.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
43.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.32
10.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Bean and Fred Whitfield

Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Joe Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
4.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.97
87.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0