Earl Clark vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Earl Clark
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Earl Clark and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .696) and slugging (.443 vs .372). Earl Clark had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 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 Earl Clark and Fred Whitfield

Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
293
196.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
893
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
826
554.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
161.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
126.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
52
34.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
100.85
67.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
307
206.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
188.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
81.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
54.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
133.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114.77
77.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
37
24.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
53.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
11.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.39
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Earl Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Earl Clark and Fred Whitfield

Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Earl Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.626
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0