Lou Collier vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Lou Collier
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueShortstop
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Collier. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .664) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .323). Lou Collier had the advantage in home run production (8 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 Lou Collier and Eddie Waitkus

Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
232.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
813
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
713
526.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
172
126.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
124
91.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
33
24.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
48
35.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
82.22
60.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
243
179.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
256
188.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
89
65.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
57.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
117.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
84.49
62.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
55.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
118.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
5.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.38
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.33
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Lou Collier and Eddie Waitkus

Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.97
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4826
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
2.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
3.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
3.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.732
2.732
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0