Clyde Engle vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Clyde Engle
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Clyde Engle 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+ 105 for Clyde Engle, 102 for Eddie Waitkus), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Clyde Engle, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Clyde Engle and Eddie Waitkus

Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
156.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
3206
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
2822
528.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
748
139.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
596
111.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
101
18.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
152
28.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
366.41
68.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
963
180.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1044
195.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
69.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
59.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
679
127.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
402.54
75.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.68
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
50.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
293
54.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
10.94
10.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
16.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
23.96
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
26.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Clyde Engle and Eddie Waitkus

Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
3.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3160
13.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
2.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.6
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3992
17.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
16.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.892
4.892
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Clyde Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.7
28.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0