Matt Kata vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Matt Kata and Eddie Waitkus

Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
49.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Matt Kata and Eddie Waitkus

Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
2.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0