Eddie Waitkus vs. Ken Walters — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ken Walters
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Ken Walters. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .263). Ken Walters had the advantage in home run production (11 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Eddie Waitkus and Ken Walters

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
215.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
721
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681
566.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
157
130.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
124
103.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
33
27.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
53.5
44.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
214
178.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
185
153.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
71
59.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
48.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
118
98.2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
53.89
44.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
25
20.8
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.33
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
74.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
8.1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
14.15
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Ken Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Ken Walters

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.99
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4345
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1448.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
2.31
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
2.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Ken Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.33
78.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0