Charley Thomas vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Charley Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IICatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Charley Thomas and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .678) and slugging (.443 vs .355). Charley Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 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 Charley Thomas and Fred Whitfield

Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
563.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
555.94
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7.85
71.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
190.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.98
81.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
33.83
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Charley Thomas and Fred Whitfield

Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
6.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Charley Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
8.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
7.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0