Lyman Bostock vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Lyman Bostock
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lyman Bostock and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Lyman Bostock posted stronger numbers in OPS (.769 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .401). By the career numbers, Lyman Bostock had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lyman Bostock and Fred Whitfield

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
107
150.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
389
546.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
175.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
141.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.21
83.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
156
219.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
216.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
63.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
54
75.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
139.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.2
94.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
40.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Lyman Bostock and Fred Whitfield

Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
862.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
7.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
8.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
8.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.41
97.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.315
7.315
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Lyman Bostock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyman Bostock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0