Fred Whitfield vs. Desi Wilson — Career Comparison

Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Desi Wilson
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Whitfield and Desi Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .687) and slugging (.443 vs .339). Desi Wilson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 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 Fred Whitfield and Desi Wilson

Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
189.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
544.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
129.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
13.02
60.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
184.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
203.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
58.9
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
55.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
92.31
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
14.67
67.72
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
55.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
8.28
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
124.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Fred Whitfield and Desi Wilson

Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
8.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.18
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.697
7.697
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.97
89.97
Desi Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0