Eddie Waitkus vs. Alan Wiggins — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Alan Wiggins
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Waitkus comes out clearly ahead of Alan Wiggins across most offensive categories. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 189), home run production (HR/PA+ 39 vs 8), and slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 78). Alan Wiggins held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 77). Eddie Waitkus was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Alan Wiggins

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
148.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
2553
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
2247
528.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
581
136.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
496
116.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
61
14.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.47
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
85
19.98
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
273.42
64.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
695
163.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
824
193.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
81.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
118
27.73
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
459
107.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
292.7
68.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.88
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
55.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.51
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.94
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
45.36
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.23
13.23
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
12.69
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.12
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
56.87
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
15.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
72.86
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.06
78.06

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Alan Wiggins

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
1.1
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
1.01
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13906
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4635.1
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486
2.89
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
1.76
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.14
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2466
4.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2395
4.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.209
4.209
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.74
91.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0