Alex McKinnon vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Alex McKinnon
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Alex McKinnon and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .726) and slugging (.443 vs .411). Alex McKinnon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 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 Alex McKinnon and Fred Whitfield

Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
386
143.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1617
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
583.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
172.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
126.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
30.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
125
46.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
199.66
74.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
646
239.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
510
189.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
77.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
219
81.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
153.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225.11
83.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
45
16.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
46.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.94
12.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Alex McKinnon and Fred Whitfield

Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
1.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10023
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3341
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3857
10.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4111
11.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3974
10.71
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Alex McKinnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.295
10.295
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.209
8.209
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McKinnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0