Eddie Waitkus vs. Sammy White — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Sammy White
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Waitkus holds a real edge over Sammy White in this comparison. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 102), walk rate (BB%+ 77 vs 55), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 92). Sammy White held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 114 vs 39). The edge belongs to Eddie Waitkus.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Sammy White

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1043
165.21
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
3788
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3502
554.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
916
145.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
663
105.02
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
167
26.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.17
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
10.45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
40.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
381.2
60.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1321
209.24
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
181.52
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
324
51.32
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
66.68
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
679
107.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
397.99
63.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
218
34.53
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
381
60.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
9.94
9.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
129
20.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Sammy White
Career
Per 600 PA
48.28
48.28

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Sammy White

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
1.45
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.02
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
1.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19189
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6396.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4738
6.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
0.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5328
7.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5244
7.38
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.42
98.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.106
5.106
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.47
71.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.07
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy White
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.24