Preston Tucker vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Preston Tucker
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Preston Tucker and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .281). Preston Tucker had the advantage in slugging (.403 vs .374). 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 Preston Tucker and Eddie Waitkus

Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243
223.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
651
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
600
553
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
122.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
71
65.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
57.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
71.26
65.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
223.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
183
168.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
59.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
62.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
110
101.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
67.21
61.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
41
37.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
139.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.31
4.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Preston Tucker and Eddie Waitkus

Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3232
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Preston Tucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.92
80.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Tucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0