Jack Gleason vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jack Gleason
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsUnion AssociationThird Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack Gleason. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .320). Jack Gleason had the advantage in home run production (9 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 Jack Gleason and Eddie Waitkus

Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
343
134.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
1531
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1425
558.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
384
150.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
302
118.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
59
23.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
82
32.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
165.77
64.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
498
195.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
490
192.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
99.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
31
12.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
275
107.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
187.84
73.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
95
37.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
204
26.15
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.5
765.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
22.94
22.94
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.5
47.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jack Gleason and Eddie Waitkus

Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8973
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jack Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
1.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.6
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.26
78.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.882
2.882
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0