Eddie Waitkus vs. Ed Williamson — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ed Williamson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Waitkus and Ed Williamson are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Waitkus posted a career OPS of .718 against Ed Williamson's .716. On the surface stats, Eddie Waitkus and Ed Williamson are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Ed Williamson

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
141.79
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5082
600
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
537.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
1159
136.84
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
782
92.33
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
26.92
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
7.56
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
44.51
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639.45
75.5
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1749
206.49
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1688
199.29
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
95.51
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
78.75
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1412
166.71
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671.83
79.32
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.41
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.72
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
59.74
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
532
62.81
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.55
9.55
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.39
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
77.78
77.78
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Ed Williamson

Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
1.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31896
27
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10632
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1589
1.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Ed Williamson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3095
2.62
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
0.58
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5368
4.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4684
3.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.26
87.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.824
3.824
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.22
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.04
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Williamson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0