Babe Ellison vs. Eli Whiteside — Career Comparison

Babe Ellison
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eli Whiteside
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Babe Ellison and Eli Whiteside are closely matched on the surface stats. Eli Whiteside posted stronger numbers in OPS (.597 vs .566) and slugging (.327 vs .284). Babe Ellison had the advantage in on-base percentage (.282 vs .270). By the career numbers, Eli Whiteside had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Babe Ellison and Eli Whiteside

Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
135
205.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
230.6
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
395
600
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
600
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
348
528.61
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
548.75
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
75
113.92
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
115.3
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
86.58
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
76.87
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.75
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.49
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.68
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.34
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
38.43
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
31.58
47.97
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.1
48.15
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
99
150.38
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
179.36
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
162.53
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
158.01
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48.61
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.52
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
59.24
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
48.04
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
106.33
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
92.88
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.76
51.28
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.18
43.96
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.04
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.61
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.57
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
33.1
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
83.54
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
138
147.33
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.18
7.18
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.07
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.78
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.15
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.67
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.2
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.19
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.47
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Babe Ellison and Eli Whiteside

Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.38
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.93
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4116
27
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
9
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.98
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
8.76
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
8.67
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.639
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.261
6.261
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.3
67.3
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Ellison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Babe Ellison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.31