Dick Gernert vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Dick Gernert
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dick Gernert holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Dick Gernert led in home run production (HR/PA+ 185 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 69). The edge belongs to Dick Gernert.

Hitting Stats for Dick Gernert and Eddie Waitkus

Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
173
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
2896
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
2493
516.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
632
130.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
417
86.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
104
21.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
21.34
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
44.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381.88
79.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1061
219.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
209.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
73.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
83.29
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
656
135.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387.71
80.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.52
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
75.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
462
95.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
13.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 600 PA
47.62
47.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Dick Gernert and Eddie Waitkus

Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
1.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10879
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3626.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5364
13.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
1.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5859
14.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5794
14.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.89
98.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.207
8.207
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Dick Gernert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Gernert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0