Kid Elberfeld vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Kid Elberfeld
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Kid Elberfeld comes out clearly ahead of Eddie Waitkus across most offensive categories. Kid Elberfeld led in contact rate (K%+ 302 vs 244), walk rate (BB%+ 125 vs 77), and home run production (HR/PA+ 76 vs 39). Kid Elberfeld was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Kid Elberfeld and Eddie Waitkus

Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1292
147.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5272
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4561
519.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235
140.55
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
113.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
169
19.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.37
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
235
26.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.05
73.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
175.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
207.93
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
73.63
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
60.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
133.38
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713.63
81.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
18.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
48.6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
18.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
204
26.15
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.76
31.76
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
22.94
22.94
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
13.54
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
24.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
24.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Kid Elberfeld and Eddie Waitkus

Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
1.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
0.64
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29286
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9762
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2681
2.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
3.48
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
0.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6993
6.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6455
5.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.103
5.103
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Kid Elberfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.47
54.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
0.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Elberfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0