William Kelly vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

William Kelly
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IICatcher
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against William Kelly. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .601) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .305). 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 William Kelly and Eddie Waitkus

William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
186.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
54
531.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
53.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
16
157.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18
177.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
59.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
204
26.15
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
William Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for William Kelly and Eddie Waitkus

William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
5.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
6.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
William Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0