Jay Kirke vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jay Kirke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Waitkus holds a real edge over Jay Kirke in this comparison. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 115), walk rate (BB%+ 77 vs 34), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 100). Jay Kirke held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 157 vs 39). The edge belongs to Eddie Waitkus.

Hitting Stats for Jay Kirke and Eddie Waitkus

Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
156.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
1226
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1148
561.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
169.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
155.64
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
135.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
69
33.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
141.13
69.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442
216.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
391
191.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
122
59.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
72.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
128.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161.53
79.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
35
17.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
58.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
10.3
10.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.83
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jay Kirke and Eddie Waitkus

Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
40.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
8.84
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
214.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9193
76.05
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
21.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
5.92
Jay Kirke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.34
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.6
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
243.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9982
82.57
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
236.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9909
81.97
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.819
5.819
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
7.33
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Kirke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0