Nick Etten vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Nick Etten
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Nick Etten holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Nick Etten led in home run production (HR/PA+ 218 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 143 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 183). The edge belongs to Nick Etten.

Hitting Stats for Nick Etten and Eddie Waitkus

Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
937
146.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
3840
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
3320
518.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
921
143.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
640
100
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
167
26.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
13.91
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
43.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
531.38
83.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1405
219.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1413
220.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
426
66.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
82.19
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
863
134.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559.87
87.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
75
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
31.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
19.3
19.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
77
12.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Nick Etten
Career
Per 600 PA
62.86
62.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Nick Etten and Eddie Waitkus

Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3264
27
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
9
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8030
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8682
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8575
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Nick Etten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.496
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Etten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0