Fred Clarke vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Fred Clarke
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Clarke comes out clearly ahead of Fred Whitfield across most offensive categories. Fred Clarke led in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 53), contact rate (K%+ 139 vs 107), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 171). Fred Clarke was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Clarke and Fred Whitfield

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2246
136.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9838
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8584
523.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2678
163.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2030
123.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
22.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
13.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
67
4.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
39.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1599.72
97.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3680
224.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3707
226.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
98.92
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
61.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2570
156.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1702.28
103.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.39
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
53.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
31.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
19.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
13.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
31.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Fred Clarke and Fred Whitfield

Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
1.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
0.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55116
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18372
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4812
2.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5344
2.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Fred Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5078
2.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0