Frank Connaughton vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Frank Connaughton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Frank Connaughton and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .687) and slugging (.443 vs .343). Frank Connaughton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 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 Frank Connaughton and Fred Whitfield

Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
146
149.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
585
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
530
543.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
153.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
133.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
71.07
72.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
182
186.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
204.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
77
78.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
175.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.53
82.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.38
24.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Frank Connaughton and Fred Whitfield

Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3279
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
5.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
4.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.54
89.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.279
4.279
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Connaughton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0