Lave Cross vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lave Cross holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 107), batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 104), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 39). The edge belongs to Lave Cross.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Fred Whitfield

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Fred Whitfield

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0