Don Rader vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Don Rader
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Rader and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .714) and slugging (.443 vs .371). Don Rader had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 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 Don Rader and Fred Whitfield

Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
4.61
70.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
13
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
76.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.8
7.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Don Rader
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Don Rader and Fred Whitfield

Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Don Rader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.546
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0