Yermin Mercedes vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Yermin Mercedes
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yermin Mercedes and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .717) and slugging (.443 vs .389). Yermin Mercedes had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 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 Yermin Mercedes and Fred Whitfield

Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
173.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
346
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
314
544.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
142.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
102.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
23
39.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
39.32
68.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
122
211.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
195.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
45
78.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
41.16
71.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
50.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
109.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
5.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.87
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Yermin Mercedes and Fred Whitfield

Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Yermin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yermin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0