Eric Wedge vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Eric Wedge
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Eric Wedge and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Wedge posted stronger numbers in OPS (.770 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in slugging (.443 vs .430). By the career numbers, Eric Wedge had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Wedge and Fred Whitfield

Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
234
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
86
516
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
20
120
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
26.29
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
82.89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
37
222
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
204
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
120
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.92
83.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
150
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Eric Wedge and Fred Whitfield

Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.667
4.667
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0