Eddie Waitkus vs. Jerry Witte — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jerry Witte
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus posted the stronger offensive profile against Jerry Witte. Eddie Waitkus posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .481) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .213). Jerry Witte had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Eddie Waitkus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Jerry Witte

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
169.57
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
184
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4254
545.38
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
560.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
28
91.3
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
19
61.96
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.04
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
29.35
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
11.1
36.19
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
46
150
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
39
127.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
11
35.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877
112.44
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
23
75
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
8.17
26.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
47.69
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
11
35.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
130.43
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.13
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.78
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.03
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Jerry Witte

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3264
27
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
9
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Jerry Witte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.489
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Witte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0