Tom Brown vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Tom Brown
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Brown and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .697) and slugging (.443 vs .361). Tom Brown had the advantage in on-base percentage (.336 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 Tom Brown and Fred Whitfield

Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1791
130.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8221
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7387
539.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1958
142.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1516
110.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
17.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
10.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
64
4.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
32.26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088.4
79.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2666
194.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2753
200.92
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1524
111.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
54.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2202
160.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1158.58
84.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
3.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
54.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
784
57.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.49
10.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.85
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
48.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Tom Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
48.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Tom Brown and Fred Whitfield

Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1800
1.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46818
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Tom Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15606
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3639
2.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4488
2.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3990
2.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.9
88.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.217
2.217
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0