Don Taussig vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Don Taussig
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Taussig and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .715) and slugging (.443 vs .399). Don Taussig had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 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 Don Taussig and Fred Whitfield

Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
316.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
263
544.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
142.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
95.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
32.49
67.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
105
217.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
186.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
78.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
132.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
33.74
69.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
109.66
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PA
5.47
5.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.62
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Don Taussig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Don Taussig and Fred Whitfield

Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1983
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Don Taussig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.4
99.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.24
47.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Taussig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0