Jim Brown vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Jim Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Brown and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .713) and slugging (.443 vs .373). Jim Brown had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 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 Jim Brown and Fred Whitfield

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
705
161.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2617
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2312
530.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
145.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
109.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
23.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
158
36.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319.24
73.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
863
197.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
197.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
84.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
84.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
165.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350.57
80.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
49.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.38
13.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.74
89.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Jim Brown and Fred Whitfield

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
1.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14526
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4842
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3645
6.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
0.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4216
7.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4106
7.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.874
5.874
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.97
77.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0