Dick Burrus vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Dick Burrus
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dick Burrus holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Dick Burrus led in contact rate (K%+ 171 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 96 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 56). The edge belongs to Dick Burrus.

Hitting Stats for Dick Burrus and Fred Whitfield

Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
560
172.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
1948
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
1760
542.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
158.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
124.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
26.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
110
33.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
234.73
72.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
657
202.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662
203.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
63.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
211
64.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
125.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.49
81.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
42.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
29.26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.51
20.51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
1.45
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
12.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Dick Burrus and Fred Whitfield

Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4308
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.369
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0