Eddie Waitkus vs. Whitey Witt — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Whitey Witt
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Eddie Waitkus and Whitey Witt 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, 105 for Whitey Witt), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 96). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Whitey Witt

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
146.15
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
143.24
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4771
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
4171
524.54
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1195
150.28
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
931
119.36
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
122.11
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
27.56
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
144
18.11
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.64
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
7.8
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.08
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
36.28
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
224
28.17
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
547.28
70.16
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592.84
74.56
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1589
203.72
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1517
190.78
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
204.74
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
212.66
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
528
67.69
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
79.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
47.82
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
302
37.98
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
916
115.2
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
607.45
77.88
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.5
83.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.88
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
61.5
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
309
38.86
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
15.44
15.44
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
1.58
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
13.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
75
9.62
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.59
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
9.81
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.16
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.62
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
14.97
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
65.55
65.55

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Whitey Witt

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3264
27
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
9
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3481
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3297
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.116
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0