Bill Akers vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Bill Akers
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Akers posted the stronger offensive profile against Eddie Waitkus. Bill Akers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.753 vs .718) and slugging (.404 vs .374). Eddie Waitkus had the advantage in batting average (.285 vs .261). By the career numbers, Bill Akers had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Akers and Eddie Waitkus

Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
188.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
553
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
475
515.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
124
134.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
87
94.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.54
77.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
208.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
188
203.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
69.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
74.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
132.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75.72
82.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
69.44
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
8.64
8.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Akers and Eddie Waitkus

Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3264
27
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
9
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.711
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0