Willie Kirkland vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ernie Whitt comes out clearly ahead of Willie Kirkland across most offensive categories. Ernie Whitt led in contact rate (K%+ 132 vs 79), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 96), and home run production (HR/PA+ 155 vs 147). Ernie Whitt was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Kirkland and Ernie Whitt

Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
1149
177.59
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3494
540.03
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3774
530.18
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
837
129.37
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
131.77
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
86.12
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
24.72
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.48
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
134
18.82
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
45.66
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477.03
73.73
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1546
217.19
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
193.58
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
68.47
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
75.02
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
804
124.27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
470.08
72.66
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.32
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
323
49.92
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
61.25
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
38
5.87
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.04
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
648
100.15
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
68.98
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
5.99
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
8.7
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.47
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.81
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.2
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.96
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.63
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.04
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.94
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
10.97
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.24
73.24
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Willie Kirkland and Ernie Whitt

Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
1.14
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
1.19
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
0.98
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
1.01
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
23544
27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7848
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
2
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6091
5.83
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
0.48
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.06
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.06
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
2.15
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6647
6.36
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
2.09
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
6.31
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
97.43
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.27
84.27
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33