George Bennette vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

George Bennette
Greatest GenerationIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, George Bennette and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bennette posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.411 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .364). By the career numbers, George Bennette had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Bennette and Fred Whitfield

George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
58
161.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
176
491.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
150.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
133.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.73
94.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
64
178.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
237.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
103.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
159.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.37
101.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
215
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for George Bennette and Fred Whitfield

George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.59
86.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0