Eddie Waitkus vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Eddie Waitkus in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 101). Eddie Waitkus held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 157). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Lou Whitaker

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Lou Whitaker

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0