Jack Rothfuss vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Jack Rothfuss
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jack Rothfuss and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Rothfuss posted stronger numbers in OPS (.761 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .409). By the career numbers, Jack Rothfuss had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack Rothfuss and Fred Whitfield

Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
35
170.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
560.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
146.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.04
83.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
47
229.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
209.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
87.8
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.34
94.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
12.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Jack Rothfuss and Fred Whitfield

Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Jack Rothfuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
9.79
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.38
98.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.594
7.594
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Rothfuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0