Chuck Essegian vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Chuck Essegian
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Chuck Essegian and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Chuck Essegian posted stronger numbers in OPS (.771 vs .718) and slugging (.446 vs .374). Eddie Waitkus had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .325). By the career numbers, Chuck Essegian had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chuck Essegian and Eddie Waitkus

Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
212.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
535.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
260
136.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
164
86.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
45
23.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
24.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
50.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147.06
77.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
238.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
366
192.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
73.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
78.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
127.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
147.44
77.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
51.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
233
122.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
4.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
14.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Chuck Essegian and Eddie Waitkus

Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
2.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
2.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Chuck Essegian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.23
89.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Essegian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0