Richie Shaffer vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Richie Shaffer
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Don Wheeler
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Richie Shaffer and Don Wheeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Richie Shaffer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.720 vs .656) and slugging (.410 vs .323). Don Wheeler had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .310). By the career numbers, Richie Shaffer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Richie Shaffer and Don Wheeler

Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
215.49
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
182.73
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
515.49
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
523.64
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
109.86
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
125.45
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50.7
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
92.73
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.03
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.55
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.73
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.41
69.34
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.91
59.77
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
211.27
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
44
185.92
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
67.61
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
42.25
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
88.73
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
103.64
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
14.94
63.15
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
64.23
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
211.27
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.58
11.58
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Richie Shaffer and Don Wheeler

Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.47
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.47
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.28
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
6.21
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.211
4.211
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0