Nick Esasky vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Nick Esasky
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Nick Esasky and Eddie Waitkus each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Nick Esasky had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 39), while Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 63). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Nick Esasky and Eddie Waitkus

Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
810
158.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
3064
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
2703
529.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
677
132.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
414
81.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
120
23.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
23.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
51.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409.26
80.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1205
235.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
1006
197
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
336
65.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
83.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
125.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403.88
79.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.94
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
61.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
712
139.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
4.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
10.77
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Nick Esasky and Eddie Waitkus

Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
1.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19286
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6428.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4180
5.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
0.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4861
6.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4794
6.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.948
5.948
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Nick Esasky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
0.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Esasky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0