Jason McDonald vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Jason McDonald
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Jason McDonald. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .689) and slugging (.443 vs .342). Jason McDonald had the advantage in on-base percentage (.347 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 Jason McDonald and Fred Whitfield

Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
208.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
822
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
692
505.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
27
19.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
43
31.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
92.44
67.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
237
172.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
204.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
82.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
51
37.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
153
111.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
95.53
69.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
76.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
113.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.87
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.96
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.46
63.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Jason McDonald and Fred Whitfield

Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
2.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Jason McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
2.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
97.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.996
1.996
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.84
64.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0