Ed McFarland vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Ed McFarland
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed McFarland and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .704) and slugging (.443 vs .369). Ed McFarland had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 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 Ed McFarland and Fred Whitfield

Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
159.45
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
536.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
147.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
110.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
26.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
208
37.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400.99
71.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1109
197.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1098
195.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
70.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
68.31
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
136.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442.02
78.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
45.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
31.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.33
19.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
11.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Ed McFarland and Fred Whitfield

Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21588
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7196
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3189
3.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
1.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4376
5.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4225
5.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.976
4.976
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.96
18.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
1.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0