Nippy Jones vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Nippy Jones
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Nippy Jones across most offensive categories. Fred Whitfield led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 79), slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 96), and walk rate (BB%+ 53 vs 48). Nippy Jones held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 163 vs 107). Fred Whitfield was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Nippy Jones and Fred Whitfield

Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
412
168.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
563.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
150.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
111.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
24.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
97
39.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
146.72
59.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
528
215.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
180.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
59.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
209
85.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
134.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
157.25
64.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
71
28.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
41.63
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.41
14.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
58
23.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Nippy Jones and Fred Whitfield

Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
22.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3029
192.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
13.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3293
209.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3244
206.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Nippy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.216
9.216
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.209
8.209
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
18.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
0.81
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nippy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0