Danny Santana vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Danny Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Danny Santana holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Danny Santana led in home run production (HR/PA+ 108 vs 39), slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 101), and batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 110). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 82). The edge belongs to Danny Santana.

Hitting Stats for Danny Santana and Eddie Waitkus

Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
175.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1865
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1740
559.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
443
142.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
284
91.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
28.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
15.12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
51.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218.9
70.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
719
231.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
549
176.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
81.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
64.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
131.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
219.37
70.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
90
28.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.29
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
478
153.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.57
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
24.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
32.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Danny Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
74.26
74.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Danny Santana and Eddie Waitkus

Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
1.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11028
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3676
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
2.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
0.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
3.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
3.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
97.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.199
3.199
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Danny Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.98
83.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0