Denis Menke vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Denis Menke
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Whitfield holds a real edge over Denis Menke in this comparison. Fred Whitfield led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 99), slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 106), and contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 104). Denis Menke held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 149 vs 53). The edge belongs to Fred Whitfield.

Hitting Stats for Denis Menke and Fred Whitfield

Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1598
161.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5934
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5071
512.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
128.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
904
91.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
22.75
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
101
10.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
37.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681.5
68.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1878
189.89
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
203.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
61.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
61.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110
112.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703.39
71.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
70.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
7.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
853
86.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
99
10.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.64
38.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Denis Menke and Fred Whitfield

Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406
0.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38272
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12757.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3108
2.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
2.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7014
4.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6796
4.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.89
96.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.092
4.092
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.65
84.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
0.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0