Lou Dials vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lou Dials and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .737) and slugging (.443 vs .399). Lou Dials had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 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 Lou Dials and Fred Whitfield

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
101.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
24.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
46
42.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
228
211.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Fred Whitfield

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0