Red Massey vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Red Massey
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Red Massey and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .703) and slugging (.443 vs .340). Red Massey had the advantage in on-base percentage (.363 vs .308). By the career numbers, Fred Whitfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Red Massey and Fred Whitfield

Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
66
172.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
230
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
203
529.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
153.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
133.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
27.04
70.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
69
180
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
213.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
20
52.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
46.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
99.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.37
81.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
60
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Red Massey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Red Massey and Fred Whitfield

Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Red Massey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.306
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Massey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0