Mike Tyson vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Mike Tyson
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Waitkus comes out clearly ahead of Mike Tyson across most offensive categories. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 108), slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 83), and batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 93). Eddie Waitkus was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Tyson and Eddie Waitkus

Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1017
190.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
3200
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2959
554.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
714
133.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
541
101.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
22.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
5.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
32.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
275.04
51.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
969
181.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
903
169.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
281
52.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
50.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
523
98.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
282.02
52.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.63
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
32.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
10.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
411
77.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.79
7.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.63
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
13.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.38
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Mike Tyson and Eddie Waitkus

Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.05
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22959
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7653
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
2.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734
3.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4654
5.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4498
5.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.525
4.525
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
0.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0