Cupid Childs vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Cupid Childs
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Cupid Childs and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Cupid Childs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.805 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.416 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .389). By the career numbers, Cupid Childs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cupid Childs and Fred Whitfield

Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1457
129.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6766
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5622
498.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1721
152.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1395
123.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
18.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
8.96
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
28.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108.99
98.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2188
194.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2775
246.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
107.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
65.89
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
171.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167.31
103.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
87.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
20.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.68
29.68
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
7.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
23.85
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
23.85
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Cupid Childs and Fred Whitfield

Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38079
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12693
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
2.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
3.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9196
6.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8549
6.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.872
5.872
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
0.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0