Hooks Cotter vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Hooks Cotter
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Hooks Cotter and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .723) and slugging (.443 vs .383). Hooks Cotter had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 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 Hooks Cotter and Fred Whitfield

Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
99
167.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
354
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
311
527.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
82
138.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
96.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.81
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
42.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
42.2
71.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
119
201.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
66.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
33
55.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
68
115.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.9
76.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
61.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
52.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.42
11.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
1.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Hooks Cotter and Fred Whitfield

Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Hooks Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.356
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hooks Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0