Tom McBride vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Tom McBride
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom McBride and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .668) and slugging (.443 vs .340). Tom McBride had the advantage in on-base percentage (.328 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 Tom McBride and Fred Whitfield

Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
408
188.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
1186
548.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
150.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
124.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
39
18.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
57
26.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
122.78
56.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
403
186.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
194.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
64.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
141
65.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
128.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
141.33
65.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
42.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
29.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
20.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
1.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
46
21.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Tom McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.42
68.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Tom McBride and Fred Whitfield

Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Tom McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.477
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0