Eddie Waitkus vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in home run production (4 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 Dave Watkins

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Dave Watkins

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.4
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
5.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
6.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.25
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3