David Ross vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

David Ross
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, David Ross and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.443 vs .423) and batting average (.253 vs .229). David Ross had the advantage in on-base percentage (.324 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 David Ross and Fred Whitfield

David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
200.45
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2643
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2280
517.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
521
118.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
294
66.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
26.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
106
24.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
51.53
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325.22
73.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
965
219.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
187.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
57.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
314
71.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
462
104.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308.1
69.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.86
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
65.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
6.81
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
735
166.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.26
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
49
11.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
David Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for David Ross and Fred Whitfield

David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.21
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17981
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5993.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5124
7.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
0.63
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5600
8.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5546
8.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.872
6.872
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.9
82.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
0.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0