Tommy Edman vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Tommy Edman
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold Glove
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Tommy Edman and Eddie Waitkus are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Tommy Edman, 102 for Eddie Waitkus), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Eddie Waitkus, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Edman and Eddie Waitkus

Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
730
148.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
2955
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2712
550.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
701
142.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
469
95.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
28.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
14.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
47.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362.32
73.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1098
222.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
919
186.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
83.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
59.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
128.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
370.77
75.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.51
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
181
36.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
490
99.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.03
6.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.51
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
23.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
27.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.47
86.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Tommy Edman and Eddie Waitkus

Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
821
1.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17905
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5968.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
1.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1448
2.18
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2631
3.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2592
3.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.52
98.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.157
3.157
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Tommy Edman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.58
82.58
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Edman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0