Benny Meyer vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Benny Meyer
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueRight Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Benny Meyer and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .711) and slugging (.443 vs .346). Benny Meyer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.365 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 Benny Meyer and Fred Whitfield

Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
310
150.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1041
505.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
276
133.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
108.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
25.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158.74
77.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
360
174.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
213.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
70.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
84
40.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
223
108.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171.88
83.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
76.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
56.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.56
10.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Benny Meyer and Fred Whitfield

Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0