Bill Johnson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Bill Johnson
UnknownThrows RightBats RightPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IICatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Johnson and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .687) and slugging (.443 vs .278). Bill Johnson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.409 vs .308). By the career numbers, Fred Whitfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Johnson and Fred Whitfield

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
245.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
89.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Johnson and Fred Whitfield

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0