Bert Blue vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Bert Blue
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bert Blue and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .738) and slugging (.443 vs .405). Bert Blue had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 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 Bert Blue and Fred Whitfield

Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
221.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
42
547.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
74.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
221.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.48
84.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
6.57
6.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Bert Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Bert Blue and Fred Whitfield

Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
6.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
7.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
7.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.357
6.357
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0