Buddy Gilbert vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Buddy Gilbert
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Gilbert and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Gilbert posted a career OPS of .711 against Eddie Waitkus's .718. On the surface stats, Buddy Gilbert and Eddie Waitkus are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Gilbert and Eddie Waitkus

Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
78.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
64.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Buddy Gilbert and Eddie Waitkus

Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Buddy Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0