Danny Klassen vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Danny Klassen
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueThird Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Danny Klassen. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .630) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .289). Danny Klassen had the advantage in home run production (6 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 Danny Klassen and Eddie Waitkus

Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
177.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
545.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
59
123.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.72
53.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
186.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
171.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
71.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
106.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
53.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
175.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.54
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Danny Klassen and Eddie Waitkus

Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
4.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.388
3.388
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.75
83.75
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0