Dave Brain vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Whitfield holds a real edge over Dave Brain in this comparison. Fred Whitfield led in slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 110), batting average (AVG+ 104 vs 98), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 94 vs 91). Dave Brain held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 287 vs 192). The edge belongs to Fred Whitfield.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Fred Whitfield

Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
140.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
303
66.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Fred Whitfield

Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2977
4.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
4.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.087
4.087
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0