Frank Taveras vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Frank Taveras
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Waitkus comes out clearly ahead of Frank Taveras across most offensive categories. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 115), home run production (HR/PA+ 39 vs 3), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 84). Eddie Waitkus was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Frank Taveras and Eddie Waitkus

Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1150
156.85
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
4399
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4043
551.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1029
140.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
839
114.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
144
19.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
190
25.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
404.69
55.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1267
172.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1302
177.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
68.61
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
214
29.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
715
97.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
432.65
59.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
249
33.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
474
64.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
9.28
9.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.18
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
8.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
40.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
14.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
55.38
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
73.89
73.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Frank Taveras and Eddie Waitkus

Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1132
1.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
1.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27456
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9152
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1678
1.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3153
3.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
0.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5071
4.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4831
4.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.268
4.268
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Frank Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
0.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0