John McDonald vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

John McDonald
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against John McDonald. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .597) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .275). 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 John McDonald and Fred Whitfield

John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1100
249.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2650
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2434
551.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
568
128.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
95.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
23.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
147
33.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
214.23
48.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
785
177.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
709
160.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
62.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
210
47.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
458
103.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
221.54
50.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
118
26.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
85.81
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
12.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
48
10.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.15
64.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for John McDonald and Fred Whitfield

John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1032
1.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
0.92
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19355
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
1.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2138
2.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3305
4.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3219
4.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.4
97.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.119
3.119
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.95
63.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
0.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0