Brian Anderson vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Brian Anderson and Eddie Waitkus each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Brian Anderson had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 77 vs 39), while Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 93). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Eddie Waitkus

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
149.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2527
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2227
528.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
559
132.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
364
86.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
28.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
15.67
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
46.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308.58
73.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
897
212.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
848
201.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
68.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
64.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
117.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
309.95
73.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
12.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
56.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
613
145.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
13.77
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Eddie Waitkus

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
1.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15419
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5139.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
1.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
1.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
2.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.144
2.144
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.22
91.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0