Harmon Killebrew vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Harmon Killebrew
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Harmon Killebrew holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Harmon Killebrew led in home run production (HR/PA+ 272 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 195 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 96). The edge belongs to Harmon Killebrew.

Hitting Stats for Harmon Killebrew and Eddie Waitkus

Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2435
148.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9831
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8147
497.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2086
127.31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
73.18
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
17.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
34.97
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
54.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610.28
98.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4143
252.85
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3693
225.39
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
78.3
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1584
96.67
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
140.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1565.24
95.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
2.93
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1559
95.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.77
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
103.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
4.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
243
14.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 600 PA
51.35
51.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Harmon Killebrew and Eddie Waitkus

Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2241
1.12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2120
1.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54141
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18047
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8849
4.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963
0.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11027
5.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10812
5.39
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.05
98.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.825
4.825
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Harmon Killebrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.6
94.6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
0.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harmon Killebrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0