Yale Murphy vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Yale Murphy. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .633) and slugging (.443 vs .282). Yale Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Yale Murphy and Fred Whitfield

Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
475
508.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
114
122.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
105
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.59
68.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
208.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
45
48.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.86
73.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Yale Murphy and Fred Whitfield

Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.339
3.339
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0