Dick Groat vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Dick Groat holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Dick Groat led in batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 110), on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 102), and slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 218). The edge belongs to Dick Groat.

Hitting Stats for Dick Groat and Eddie Waitkus

Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1214
155.64
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
25.82
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
51.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
512
37.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
15.97
15.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Eddie Waitkus

Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1781
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5864
3.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9766
5.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9390
5.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.927
4.927
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
0.71
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0