Fred Ketchum vs. Eli Whiteside — Career Comparison

Fred Ketchum
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Eli Whiteside
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Ketchum and Eli Whiteside are closely matched on the surface stats. Eli Whiteside posted stronger numbers in OPS (.597 vs .575) and slugging (.327 vs .289). Fred Ketchum had the advantage in on-base percentage (.286 vs .270). By the career numbers, Eli Whiteside 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 Eli Whiteside

Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
230.6
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
600
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
585.88
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
548.75
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
162.35
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
115.3
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
155.29
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
76.87
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.49
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.68
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
38.43
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
48.22
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.1
48.15
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
24
169.41
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
179.36
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
158.01
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
55.52
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
48.04
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
92.88
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
61.09
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.18
43.96
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.61
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.1
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.35
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
138
147.33
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.17
14.17
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.07
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.15
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.2
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.47
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Fred Ketchum and Eli Whiteside

Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.34
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.38
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.93
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4116
27
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
9
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.98
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.68
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
8.76
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
8.67
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.261
6.261
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.3
67.3
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Fred Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.31