Jake Gettman vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jake Gettman
Pre-GenerationalRussiaThrows LeftBats SwitchEuropeWashington NationalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Jake Gettman. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .683) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .322). Jake Gettman had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Jake Gettman and Eddie Waitkus

Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
197
141.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
833
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
556.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
215
154.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
126.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
17.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.59
71.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
279
200.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
264
190.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
77.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
56.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
128.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.89
79.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
59.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
10.04
10.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jake Gettman and Eddie Waitkus

Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4809
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1603
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
2.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
2.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0