Mike Gates vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Mike Gates
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Gates. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .284). 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 Mike Gates and Eddie Waitkus

Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
165.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
550.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
29
129.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
23
102.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
11.44
51.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
39
174.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
38
170.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
76.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
116.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
12.91
57.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Mike Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Mike Gates and Eddie Waitkus

Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
3.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.919
3.919
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Mike Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0