Gary Gaetti vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Gary Gaetti
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gary Gaetti holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Gary Gaetti led in home run production (HR/PA+ 191 vs 39), slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 101), and walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 77). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 101). The edge belongs to Gary Gaetti.

Hitting Stats for Gary Gaetti and Eddie Waitkus

Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507
153.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9817
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8951
547.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2280
139.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1438
87.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
27.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
51.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194.47
73
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3881
237.2
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3010
183.97
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1130
69.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
81.96
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
129.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1185.53
72.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
634
38.75
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.48
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1602
97.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
6.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
236
14.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.97
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
9.84
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 600 PA
59.63
59.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Gary Gaetti and Eddie Waitkus

Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
1.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60747
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20249
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2607
1.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4623
2.05
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7467
3.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7230
3.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.947
2.947
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Gary Gaetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.01
94.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
0.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Gaetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0