William Makell vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

William Makell
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IICatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, William Makell and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. William Makell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.785 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.435 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .350). By the career numbers, William Makell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for William Makell and Fred Whitfield

William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
86.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
260.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
106
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
William Makell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for William Makell and Fred Whitfield

William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
William Makell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.778
2.778
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Makell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0