Lew Riggs vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Lew Riggs
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Whitfield holds a real edge over Lew Riggs in this comparison. Fred Whitfield led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 66), slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 92), and batting average (AVG+ 104 vs 91). Lew Riggs held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 162 vs 107). The edge belongs to Fred Whitfield.

Hitting Stats for Lew Riggs and Fred Whitfield

Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
760
168.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2712
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2477
548.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
143.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
103.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
24.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
9.51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
181
40.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
296.48
65.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
930
205.75
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
187.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
65.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
271
59.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
119.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322.56
71.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
40.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
30.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
19.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
1.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.87
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
4.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Lew Riggs and Fred Whitfield

Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Lew Riggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1848
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Riggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0