Bus Clarkson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Bus Clarkson
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bus Clarkson posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Whitfield. Bus Clarkson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.919 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.398 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in home run production (108 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bus Clarkson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bus Clarkson and Fred Whitfield

Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
188
150.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
748
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
652
522.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
162.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
98.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
63.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139.53
111.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
272.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
235.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.989
0.989
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
107.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
116.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
203.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142.4
114.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
72.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.5
93.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.38
11.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Bus Clarkson and Fred Whitfield

Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4277
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
2.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
4.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
4.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.011
4.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Bus Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bus Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0