Ed Beecher vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Ed Beecher
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Beecher and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .685) and slugging (.443 vs .363). Ed Beecher had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 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 Ed Beecher and Fred Whitfield

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
283
133.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1276
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
559.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
152.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
117.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
24.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
35.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
152.27
71.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
432
203.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
411
193.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
69.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
177
83.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
149.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167.8
78.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
71
33.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
26.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Beecher and Fred Whitfield

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7527
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
2.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.67
84.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.004
2.004
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0