Lane Thomas vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Lane Thomas and Eddie Waitkus are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Lane Thomas, 102 for Eddie Waitkus), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 101). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Lane Thomas and Eddie Waitkus

Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2023
539.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
67.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
123.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Lane Thomas and Eddie Waitkus

Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
1.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0