Jay Gainer vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jay Gainer
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueUnknown
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jay Gainer and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .244). Jay Gainer had the advantage in slugging (.390 vs .374). By the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Gainer and Eddie Waitkus

Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
306.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
546.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
64.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
51.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
160
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jay Gainer and Eddie Waitkus

Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
7.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
8.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
8.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.714
7.714
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jay Gainer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Gainer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0