Phil Ervin vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Phil Ervin
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Phil Ervin and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Phil Ervin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.729 vs .718) and slugging (.406 vs .374). Eddie Waitkus had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .323). By the career numbers, Phil Ervin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Phil Ervin and Eddie Waitkus

Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
215.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
660
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
586
532.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
145
131.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
94
85.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
23.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.44
73.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
216.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
212
192.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
114.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
80.63
73.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
145.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.91
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Phil Ervin and Eddie Waitkus

Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.93
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
2.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
2.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.74
97.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Phil Ervin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.4
65.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ervin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0