Ollie Beard vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Ollie Beard
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ollie Beard and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .687) and slugging (.443 vs .357). Ollie Beard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 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 Ollie Beard and Fred Whitfield

Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
331
139.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1307
551.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
353
148.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
118.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
72
30.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
175.61
74.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
467
196.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
197.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
82.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
72.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
153.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194.01
81.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
47.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
25.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.33
23.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
30.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
30.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Ollie Beard and Fred Whitfield

Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8802
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
1.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Ollie Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1808
5.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
4.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.27
89.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.876
4.876
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0