Cookie Rojas vs. Eddie Waitkus — Career Comparison

Cookie Rojas
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Cookie Rojas and Eddie Waitkus are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 104 for Cookie Rojas, 102 for Eddie Waitkus), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 101). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Cookie Rojas and Eddie Waitkus

Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822
159.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6871
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6309
550.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
144.96
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1327
115.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
22.18
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.72
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
29.08
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.7
53.85
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2126
185.65
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2076
181.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
62.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
51.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
109.33
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681.84
59.54
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.75
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
34.58
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
489
42.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
14.05
14.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
7.6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.46
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.94
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
12.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
52.11
52.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Cookie Rojas and Eddie Waitkus

Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1738
1.14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41248
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13749.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
2.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3965
2.6
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7565
4.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7431
4.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.276
4.276
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.72
88.72
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Cookie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
0.64
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cookie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0