Bill Kern vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Bill Kern
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Kern and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .688) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .250). Bill Kern had the advantage in slugging (.438 vs .374). 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 Bill Kern and Eddie Waitkus

Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
69.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
71.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Bill Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Kern and Eddie Waitkus

Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Bill Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0