Ian Desmond vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ian Desmond holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Ian Desmond led in walk rate (BB%+ 80 vs 53), on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 94), and batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 104). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 134). The edge belongs to Ian Desmond.

Hitting Stats for Ian Desmond and Fred Whitfield

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432
144.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
94.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
49.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2326
234.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
126.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.93
74.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Fred Whitfield

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
0.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0