Ben Grieve vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ben Grieve holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Ben Grieve led in home run production (HR/PA+ 114 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 137 vs 77), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 102). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 79). The edge belongs to Ben Grieve.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Eddie Waitkus

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
976
156.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3215
515.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
864
138.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
549
88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
18.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
50.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1420
227.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
75.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
78.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
135.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
784
125.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.56
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Eddie Waitkus

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0