Irv Ray vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Irv Ray
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Irv Ray and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .720) and slugging (.443 vs .359). Irv Ray had the advantage in on-base percentage (.360 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 Irv Ray and Fred Whitfield

Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
226
135.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
999
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
902
541.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
157.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
131.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
30
18.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
44
26.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.13
82.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
324
194.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
216.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
92.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
123
73.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
164.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150.33
90.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
51.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.54
28.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
35.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Irv Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
35.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Irv Ray and Fred Whitfield

Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5757
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Irv Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
4.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
3.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.3
86.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.233
3.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0