Ken Gerhart vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Ken Gerhart
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ken Gerhart and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .271). Ken Gerhart had the advantage in slugging (.384 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 Ken Gerhart and Eddie Waitkus

Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
190.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
676
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
545.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
136
120.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
43.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
68.86
61.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
209.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
181
160.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
72
63.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
56.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
112
99.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
65.81
58.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
42
37.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
113.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
5.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.76
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Ken Gerhart and Eddie Waitkus

Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4506
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
2.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.36
97.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.88
80.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0