Joe Tinker vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Joe Tinker
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstop
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Joe Tinker and Fred Whitfield are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Joe Tinker, 94 for Fred Whitfield), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 120). The overall lean goes to Joe Tinker, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Tinker and Fred Whitfield

Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1806
151.51
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7152
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
540.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1690
141.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
107.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
22.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
9.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
34.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780.04
65.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2274
190.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2116
177.52
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
733
178.42
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
64.93
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
65.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1526
128.02
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863.27
72.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
34.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526
44.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.6
13.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
23.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
28.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
28.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Tinker and Fred Whitfield

Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
1.46
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
0.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33222
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11074
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3826
3.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5951
4.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
0.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10425
8.47
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9777
7.95
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.78
93.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.63
54.63
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Joe Tinker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
0.55
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Tinker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0