Bill Riggins vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Bill Riggins
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Riggins and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Riggins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.786 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.363 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .423). By the career numbers, Bill Riggins had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Riggins and Fred Whitfield

Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
709
138.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3073
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2669
521.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
154.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
113.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
45
8.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
209
40.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.76
86.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1130
220.63
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1069
208.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
98.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
83.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
172.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482.1
94.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
49.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614.6
614.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
24.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
20.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
20.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.06
99.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Riggins and Fred Whitfield

Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
1.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16016
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5338.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
1.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Bill Riggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1752
2.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
0.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3138
5.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2866
4.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.33
91.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.981
3.981
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.58
84.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Riggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0