Fred Whitfield vs. Sam Wise — Career Comparison

Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Sam Wise
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Fred Whitfield and Sam Wise are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .729) and slugging (.443 vs .397). Sam Wise had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 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 Sam Wise

Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
137.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5140
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4715
550.39
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281
149.53
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
105.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
25.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
13.07
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
44.47
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681.55
79.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1870
218.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1706
199.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
97.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672
78.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1458
170.19
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726.47
84.8
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.2
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
45.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
643
75.06
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.99
7.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
23.7
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
23.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Whitfield and Sam Wise

Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.13
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30588
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10196
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
2.48
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3200
2.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
0.7
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6804
6.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6009
5.3
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.101
5.101
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
0.32
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0