Ernest Duff vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Ernest Duff
Lost GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueRight Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ernest Duff and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Ernest Duff posted stronger numbers in OPS (.801 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .430). By the career numbers, Ernest Duff had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ernest Duff and Fred Whitfield

Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
140
158.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
484
548.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
181.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
140.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
36
40.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.26
91.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
208
235.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
216.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
100.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
66
74.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
172.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.88
100.81
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
26
29.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
529
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Ernest Duff and Fred Whitfield

Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2793
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
2.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Ernest Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
2.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.015
2.015
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernest Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0