Jim Essian vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jim Essian
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Waitkus holds a real edge over Jim Essian in this comparison. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 170), batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 91), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 89). Jim Essian held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 77). The edge belongs to Eddie Waitkus.

Hitting Stats for Jim Essian and Eddie Waitkus

Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
710
198.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
2146
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
1855
518.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
453
126.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
332
92.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
85
23.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
121
33.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
209.63
58.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
643
179.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
690
192.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
194
54.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
57.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
368
102.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
223.7
62.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
64.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
47.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
12.55
12.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
1.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
17.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jim Essian
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Essian and Eddie Waitkus

Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
1.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14765
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4921.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2916
5.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
0.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3374
6.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
3319
6.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.47
80.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Essian
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
0.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Essian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0