Herm McFarland vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Herm McFarland
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Whitfield holds a real edge over Herm McFarland in this comparison. Fred Whitfield led in contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 72), home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 174), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 109). Herm McFarland held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 187 vs 53). The edge belongs to Fred Whitfield.

Hitting Stats for Herm McFarland and Fred Whitfield

Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
352
141.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1496
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
512.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
340
136.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
95.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
24.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
102
40.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211.52
84.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
496
198.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
213.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
81.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
167
66.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
143.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.04
88.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
70.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
55.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.84
10.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Herm McFarland and Fred Whitfield

Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9189
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3063
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
2.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
2.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
2.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.235
2.235
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0