Willie Jones vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Willie Jones
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Jones holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Willie Jones led in walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 53), contact rate (K%+ 133 vs 107), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 121). The edge belongs to Willie Jones.

Hitting Stats for Willie Jones and Fred Whitfield

Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1691
151.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6714
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5826
520.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1502
134.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
91.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
22.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
16.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
42.45
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842.33
75.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
213.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2279
203.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
70.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
812
72.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1408
125.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874.58
78.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
1.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
67.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
48.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.41
12.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.31
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Willie Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
148
13.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
5.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.18
70.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Willie Jones and Fred Whitfield

Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1616
2.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21562
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7187.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
2.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
3.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5176
6.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Willie Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
6.24
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.084
3.084
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.19
50.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0