Eddie Waitkus vs. Harry Walker — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Harry Walker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Eddie Waitkus and Harry Walker 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+ 102 for Eddie Waitkus, 105 for Harry Walker), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 100). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Harry Walker

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
807
162.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2981
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2651
533.58
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
155.64
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
786
158.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
123.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
126
25.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.01
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
173
34.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376.38
75.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1016
204.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1038
208.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
77.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
214
43.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
118.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418.46
84.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
49.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
35.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
17.03
17.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
15.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.44
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Harry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Harry Walker

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
8.84
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
715
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9193
76.05
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1712
1712
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
5.92
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.6
Harry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9982
82.57
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
1844
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9909
81.97
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1787
1787
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.499
2.499
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
7.33
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0