Alec Burleson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Alec Burleson
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Alec Burleson holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Alec Burleson led in contact rate (K%+ 166 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 77 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 101). The edge belongs to Alec Burleson.

Hitting Stats for Alec Burleson and Fred Whitfield

Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
161.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1534
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1407
550.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
147.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
101.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
26.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
18.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
46.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
187.66
73.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
232.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
191.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
63.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
186
72.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
301
117.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194.51
76.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
39.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
81.75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
7.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
14.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.39
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Alec Burleson and Fred Whitfield

Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6629
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2209.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
4.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
4.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Alec Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.159
3.159
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.76
83.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0