Lave Cross vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Eddie Waitkus across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 244), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 101), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 110). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 77 vs 51). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Eddie Waitkus

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1214
155.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
26.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
22.94
22.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Eddie Waitkus

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
0.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0