Vance Dinges vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Vance Dinges
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Vance Dinges and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .713) and slugging (.443 vs .363). Vance Dinges had the advantage in on-base percentage (.350 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 Vance Dinges and Fred Whitfield

Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
159
172.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
553
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
501
543.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
158.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
129.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
27
29.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
63.57
68.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
182
197.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
207.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
53
57.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
46
49.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
97
105.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72.12
78.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
19.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
1.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
13.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Vance Dinges and Fred Whitfield

Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Vance Dinges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.687
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Dinges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0