Roy Tyler vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Roy Tyler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueRight Fielder
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Roy Tyler and Eddie Waitkus are closely matched on the surface stats. Roy Tyler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.731 vs .718) and slugging (.398 vs .374). Eddie Waitkus had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .333). By the career numbers, Roy Tyler had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Roy Tyler and Eddie Waitkus

Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
171.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
560.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
155.64
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.68
77.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
223.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
65
195.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
78.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
60.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
138.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.86
87.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
204
26.15
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.5
99.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
22.94
22.94
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Roy Tyler and Eddie Waitkus

Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Roy Tyler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Tyler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0