Jimmy Mathison vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Jimmy Mathison
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Mathison and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .676) and slugging (.443 vs .308). Jimmy Mathison had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 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 Jimmy Mathison and Fred Whitfield

Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
29
155.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
91
487.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
24
128.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
112.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12.31
65.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
28
150
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
208.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
19
101.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.18
75.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Mathison and Fred Whitfield

Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0