Eddie Waitkus vs. Matt Wieters — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Matt Wieters
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star

Eddie Waitkus and Matt Wieters are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Eddie Waitkus, 98 for Matt Wieters), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 102). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Matt Wieters

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
158.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
4428
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
3994
541.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
996
134.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
655
88.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
190
25.75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.68
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
19.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
46.21
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520.16
70.48
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634
221.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
1385
187.67
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
440
59.62
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
74.53
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
844
114.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
520.29
70.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.85
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
49.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.93
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
847
114.77
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.54
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
102
13.82
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.76
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Matt Wieters

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1079
1.07
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27216
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9072
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7723
7.66
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.43
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8210
8.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8152
8.09
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.27
99.27
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.555
7.555
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.62
94.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.03
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wieters
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
0.44
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wieters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.21