Tyler Austin vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Tyler Austin
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tyler Austin and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Tyler Austin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .718) and slugging (.451 vs .374). Eddie Waitkus had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .293). By the career numbers, Tyler Austin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tyler Austin and Eddie Waitkus

Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
215.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
583
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
521
536.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
117.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
60
61.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.96
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
55.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74.34
76.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
241.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
170
174.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
77.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
93.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
136.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
68.87
70.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
55.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
215
221.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.2
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Tyler Austin and Eddie Waitkus

Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2619
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
6.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
6.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
6.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.891
4.891
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Tyler Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.99
72.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0