Joe Cates vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Joe Cates
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Cates. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .592) and slugging (.443 vs .287). 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 Joe Cates and Fred Whitfield

Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
157.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
94
527.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
100.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
9.51
53.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
151.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
179.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
84.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
60.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Cates and Fred Whitfield

Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.821
3.821
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Joe Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0