Richie Shaffer vs. Carl Whitney — Career Comparison

Richie Shaffer
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Carl Whitney
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Richie Shaffer and Carl Whitney are closely matched on the surface stats. Carl Whitney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .720) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .310). Richie Shaffer had the advantage in slugging (.410 vs .386). By the career numbers, Carl Whitney 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 Carl Whitney

Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
215.49
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
15
173.08
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
515.49
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
109.86
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50.7
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.03
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.41
69.34
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
78.52
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
211.27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
17
196.15
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
185.92
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
207.69
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
67.61
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.25
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
88.73
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.94
63.15
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
78.29
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
211.27
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Richie Shaffer and Carl Whitney

Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.47
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.89
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.47
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.28
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
6.21
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.211
4.211
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.53
60.53
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Richie Shaffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Shaffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0