Scott McClain vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Scott McClain
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Scott McClain. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .284). Scott McClain had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Scott McClain and Eddie Waitkus

Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
300
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
15
102.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
23
156.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
170.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
46.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
122.73
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
4.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Scott McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Scott McClain and Eddie Waitkus

Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
5.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.98
98.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.731
3.731
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Scott McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0