Butch Weis vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Butch Weis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Butch Weis and Fred Whitfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .705) and slugging (.443 vs .352). Butch Weis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 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 Butch Weis and Fred Whitfield

Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
195.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
392
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
341
521.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
140.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
110.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.43
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.12
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
30.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
44.03
67.39
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
120
183.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
208.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
59.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
76.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
133.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.34
73.99
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.91
8.91
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Butch Weis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.49
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Butch Weis and Fred Whitfield

Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14078
27
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692.2
9
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Butch Weis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Weis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0