Harry Catto vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Harry Catto
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaCuban GiantsNegro All-Star CircuitSecond Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Harry Catto and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Catto posted stronger numbers in OPS (.857 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.429 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .429). By the career numbers, Harry Catto had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Catto and Fred Whitfield

Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.955
0.955
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
122.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Harry Catto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Harry Catto and Fred Whitfield

Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Harry Catto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Catto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0