Earl Davis vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Earl Davis
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Earl Davis and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .684) and slugging (.443 vs .317). Earl Davis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.366 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 Davis and Fred Whitfield

Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
63
517.81
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
67.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
164.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
213.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
98.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
164.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.69
79.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Earl Davis and Fred Whitfield

Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
5.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.55
92.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.579
4.579
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0