Buddy Ryan vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Ryan and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .692) and slugging (.443 vs .354). Buddy Ryan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 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 Buddy Ryan and Fred Whitfield

Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
166
154.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
644
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
571
531.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
72.37
67.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
202
188.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
195.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
58.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
131.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.83
76.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
38.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.74
67.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Buddy Ryan and Fred Whitfield

Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0