Marty Kavanagh vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Marty Kavanagh
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Marty Kavanagh holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Marty Kavanagh led in home run production (HR/PA+ 267 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 105 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 96). The edge belongs to Marty Kavanagh.

Hitting Stats for Marty Kavanagh and Eddie Waitkus

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
186.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1033
519.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
257
129.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
180
90.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
47
23.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
38.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
132.69
66.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
374
188.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
383
192.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
69.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
61.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
125.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
140.13
70.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
61.41
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
9.77
9.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Marty Kavanagh and Eddie Waitkus

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3264
27
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
9
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.022
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0