Matt Joyce vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matt Joyce holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Matt Joyce led in home run production (HR/PA+ 123 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 144 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 95). The edge belongs to Matt Joyce.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Eddie Waitkus

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Eddie Waitkus

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0