Jim Anderson vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jim Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Anderson. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .281). Jim Anderson had the advantage in home run production (13 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 Jim Anderson and Eddie Waitkus

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
230.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
970
533.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
116.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
88.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
19.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
27.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80.23
44.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
289
158.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
163.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
58.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
47.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
98.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82.22
45.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
44.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
71.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.39
8.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Anderson and Eddie Waitkus

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
0.96
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7885
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2628.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
3.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
4.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
95.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0