Joe Burg vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Joe Burg
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Burg and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Burg posted stronger numbers in OPS (.785 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.415 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .370). By the career numbers, Joe Burg had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Burg and Fred Whitfield

Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
166.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.13
101.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
17
188.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
244.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.936
0.936
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.74
108.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
133.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Burg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Burg and Fred Whitfield

Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.96
85.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.769
3.769
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Joe Burg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Burg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0