Jon Knott vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Jon Knott
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueUnknown
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Jon Knott. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .652) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .297). Jon Knott had the advantage in home run production (1 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 Jon Knott and Eddie Waitkus

Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
308.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
58.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
178.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
178.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
53.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Jon Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Jon Knott and Eddie Waitkus

Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jon Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0