Joe Thurston vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Thurston. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .638) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .314). 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 Joe Thurston and Eddie Waitkus

Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
116
181.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Thurston and Eddie Waitkus

Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.937
1.937
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0