Ha-Seong Kim vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Ha-Seong Kim
MillenialSouth KoreaThrows RightBats RightAsiaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstopGold Glove
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ha-Seong Kim holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Ha-Seong Kim led in walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 77), home run production (HR/PA+ 76 vs 39), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 102). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 127). The edge belongs to Ha-Seong Kim.

Hitting Stats for Ha-Seong Kim and Eddie Waitkus

Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
588
162.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
2167
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
1896
524.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
458
126.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
314
86.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
84
23.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
14.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
39.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256.31
70.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
714
197.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
698
193.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
68.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
60.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
114.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
257
71.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
61.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.66
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
411
113.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
5.27
5.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.71
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
8.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
23.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
28.52
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.55
81.55
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Ha-Seong Kim and Eddie Waitkus

Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13653
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4551
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
1.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
2.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1906
3.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1875
3.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.342
3.342
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Ha-Seong Kim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ha-Seong Kim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0