Fred Ketchum vs. Danny Sheaffer — Career Comparison

Fred Ketchum
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Danny Sheaffer
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Ketchum and Danny Sheaffer are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Sheaffer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.603 vs .575) and slugging (.323 vs .289). Fred Ketchum had the advantage in on-base percentage (.286 vs .280). By the career numbers, Danny Sheaffer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Ketchum and Danny Sheaffer

Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
226.16
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
585.88
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
946
550
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
162.35
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
127.33
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
94.77
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
22.09
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.56
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.56
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
48.22
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78.12
45.42
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
24
169.41
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
177.91
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
165.12
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
50.58
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
49.41
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
63.95
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
106.98
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
61.09
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78.61
45.7
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.91
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
34.88
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.35
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
70.93
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.17
14.17
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8.46
8.46
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.98
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
44
25.58
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.49
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.65
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.14
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Fred Ketchum and Danny Sheaffer

Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.34
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.43
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.97
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6509
27
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169.2
9
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1355
5.62
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.75
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.68
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
6.44
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1535
6.37
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.9
98.9
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.462
4.462
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.31
68.31
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.69
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Sheaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.25