Dave Thomas vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dave Thomas and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .701) and slugging (.443 vs .375). Dave Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 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 Dave Thomas and Fred Whitfield

Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
518
143.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1951
541.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
145
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
106.11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
25.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
140
38.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
251.04
69.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
192.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
79.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
239
66.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277.16
76.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
42.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Dave Thomas and Fred Whitfield

Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.209
8.209
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.55
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0