Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Shoeless Joe Jackson comes out clearly ahead of Fred Whitfield across most offensive categories. Shoeless Joe Jackson led in contact rate (K%+ 242 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 130 vs 94). Shoeless Joe Jackson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Fred Whitfield

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4981
525.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
82.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
54.73
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
8.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Fred Whitfield

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
0.81
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0