Whit Merrifield vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Whit Merrifield
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Whit Merrifield holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Whit Merrifield led in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 73 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 105 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 52). The edge belongs to Whit Merrifield.

Hitting Stats for Whit Merrifield and Fred Whitfield

Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
141.43
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4866
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4467
550.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
154.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
107.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
31.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
94
11.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
46.73
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624.25
76.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
227.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1595
196.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
77.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
59.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
126.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646.29
79.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
3.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
38.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
95.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 600 PA
82
10.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
33.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.56
79.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Whit Merrifield and Fred Whitfield

Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1200
1.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28361
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9453.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053
1.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
1.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4028
3.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3968
3.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.307
3.307
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.75
89.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Whit Merrifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
0.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whit Merrifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0