Leon Ruffin vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Leon Ruffin
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Leon Ruffin. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .524) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .273). 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 Leon Ruffin and Fred Whitfield

Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
231
178.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
777
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
698
539
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
147
113.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
13.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
16.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
52.35
40.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
175
135.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
207
159.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
87
67.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
126.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
59.51
45.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
40.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
259
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
17.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.67
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Leon Ruffin and Fred Whitfield

Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5060
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1121
5.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
6.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.732
5.732
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0