Willard Hershberger vs. Carl Whitney — Career Comparison

Willard Hershberger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Carl Whitney
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willard Hershberger and Carl Whitney are closely matched on the surface stats. Willard Hershberger posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.356 vs .346) and batting average (.316 vs .227). Carl Whitney had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willard Hershberger had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willard Hershberger and Carl Whitney

Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
218.18
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
15
173.08
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
600
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
548.18
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
173.18
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
144.55
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.82
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.82
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
28.64
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.94
69.46
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
78.52
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
208.64
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
17
196.15
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
207.27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
207.69
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
55.91
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
95.45
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
151.36
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.64
81.32
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
78.29
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.82
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
27.27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.82
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.5
27.5
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.73
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
16.36
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Willard Hershberger and Carl Whitney

Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.489
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0