Bobby Thompson vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Bobby Thompson
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Bobby Thompson. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .289). Bobby Thompson 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 Bobby Thompson and Eddie Waitkus

Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
282.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
119.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
35.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13.96
61.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
185.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
167.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
101.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14.12
62.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
114.71
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Bobby Thompson and Eddie Waitkus

Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
3.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.21
98.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.115
2.115
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Bobby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0