Eddie Waitkus vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Waitkus holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 77 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 39). The edge belongs to Eddie Waitkus.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Fred Whitfield

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Fred Whitfield

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4474
8.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4876
9.35
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
9.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
99
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.209
8.209
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
0.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0