Kelby Tomlinson vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Kelby Tomlinson
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Kelby Tomlinson and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .666) and slugging (.443 vs .332). Kelby Tomlinson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 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 Kelby Tomlinson and Fred Whitfield

Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
238.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
687
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
618
539.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
143.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
118.78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
15.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
24.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
69.34
60.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
205
179.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
197.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
67.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
41.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
105.68
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
66.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
50.66
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
121.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
23.58
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.37
70.37
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Kelby Tomlinson and Fred Whitfield

Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.96
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3905
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
1.65
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Kelby Tomlinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
4.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
4.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.111
3.111
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
70.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelby Tomlinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0