Willie Grace vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Grace posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.353 vs .345) and batting average (.305 vs .285). Eddie Waitkus had the advantage in home run production (24 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie Grace had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Eddie Waitkus

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
155.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
155.64
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47.65
73.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
72.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
135.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
204
26.15
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Eddie Waitkus

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0