John Chapman vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

John Chapman
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Chapman and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .695) and slugging (.443 vs .366). John Chapman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 vs .308). 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 John Chapman and Fred Whitfield

John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
142.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
150
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
65.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
195
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
187.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
105
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
73.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
John Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for John Chapman and Fred Whitfield

John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
John Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.632
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0