Mike Jacobs vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Mike Jacobs
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Whitfield comes out clearly ahead of Mike Jacobs across most offensive categories. Fred Whitfield led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 155), contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 74), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 106). Mike Jacobs held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 87 vs 53). Fred Whitfield was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Jacobs and Fred Whitfield

Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
569
159.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2140
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1949
546.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
493
138.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
271
75.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
32.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
28.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
26.29
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
62.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289.8
81.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
921
258.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
670
187.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
69.53
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
87.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
460
128.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279.69
78.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
47.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
492
137.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
49
13.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Mike Jacobs and Fred Whitfield

Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9709
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3236.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2956
8.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3181
8.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
8.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.96
98.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.773
7.773
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
0.81
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0