Tom Jones vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Tom Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Tom Jones holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Tom Jones led in contact rate (K%+ 245 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 75 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 97 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 24). The edge belongs to Tom Jones.

Hitting Stats for Tom Jones and Fred Whitfield

Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
148.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4289
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3847
538.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
134.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
112.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
17.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
160
22.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379.89
53.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1166
163.11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
168.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
47.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
336
47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672
94.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437.02
61.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.02
21.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
28.68
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Tom Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Tom Jones and Fred Whitfield

Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
0.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28113
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9371
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10920
10.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
0.73
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11865
11.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11680
11.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.44
98.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.988
10.988
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.209
8.209
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Tom Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
0.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0