Joe Altobelli vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and Eddie Waitkus

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
57.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Eddie Waitkus

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
6.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
6.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
6.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.515
3.515
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0