Billy Klaus vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Klaus holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Billy Klaus led in walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 77), home run production (HR/PA+ 54 vs 39), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 103 vs 102). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 132). The edge belongs to Billy Klaus.

Hitting Stats for Billy Klaus and Eddie Waitkus

Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2887
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
626
130.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
465
96.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
106
22.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
161
33.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
961
199.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
74.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
51.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
117.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
338.46
70.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
285
59.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
10.13
10.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
1.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Billy Klaus and Eddie Waitkus

Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
1.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
0.97
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
1.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1756
2.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
4.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2655
4.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.57
95.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.583
3.583
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.16
80.16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0