Gene Richards vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Gene Richards
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gene Richards holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Gene Richards led in walk rate (BB%+ 108 vs 53), on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 94), and batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 104). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 35). The edge belongs to Gene Richards.

Hitting Stats for Gene Richards and Fred Whitfield

Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1026
155.53
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3958
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3549
538
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
155.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
123.09
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
19.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
9.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
32.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521.96
79.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1359
206.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404
212.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
76.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
255
38.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
110.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.83
83.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
53.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
5.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
66.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.08
9.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Gene Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
37.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
13.49
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
50.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.51
73.51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Gene Richards and Fred Whitfield

Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
1.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21878
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7292.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2207
2.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2394
2.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
2.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
97.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.618
2.618
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Gene Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.26
94.26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0