Buddy Kennedy vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Buddy Kennedy
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Buddy Kennedy. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .545) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .271). Buddy Kennedy had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Buddy Kennedy and Eddie Waitkus

Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
222.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
181
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
157
520.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
92.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
62.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
29.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
13.77
45.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
142.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
49
162.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
53.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
66.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
13.3
44.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
145.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.94
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Buddy Kennedy and Eddie Waitkus

Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
352.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.566
2.566
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Buddy Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.25
79.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0