Nick Gordon vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Nick Gordon
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Nick Gordon and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .284). Nick Gordon had the advantage in slugging (.386 vs .374). 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 Nick Gordon and Eddie Waitkus

Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
198.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
956
558.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
233
136.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
150
87.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
30.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
48.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
105.26
61.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
215.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
290
169.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
106
61.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
65.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
113.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
103.85
60.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.18
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
25.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
238
139.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.84
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.84
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
67.74
67.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Nick Gordon and Eddie Waitkus

Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6827
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2275.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
2.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
2.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
2.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.897
1.897
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Nick Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0