Jim Gilliam vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jim Gilliam
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jim Gilliam holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Jim Gilliam led in walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 77), on-base percentage (OBP+ 113 vs 102), and home run production (HR/PA+ 45 vs 39). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 223). The edge belongs to Jim Gilliam.

Hitting Stats for Jim Gilliam and Eddie Waitkus

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2094
141.39
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8886
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7600
513.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2021
136.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1551
104.73
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
21.94
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
5.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.39
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
31.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067.53
72.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2701
182.38
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
213.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1255
84.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
42.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1814
122.48
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147.22
77.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.43
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
74.41
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
416
28.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
21.36
21.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.63
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
14.79
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
22.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
66.36
66.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Gilliam and Eddie Waitkus

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
1.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47103
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15701
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3514
2.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4408
2.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8153
4.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7922
4.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.652
3.652
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
81.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
0.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0