Eddie Waitkus vs. Ken Wood — Career Comparison

Eddie Waitkus
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ken Wood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Waitkus holds a real edge over Ken Wood in this comparison. Eddie Waitkus led in contact rate (K%+ 244 vs 62), batting average (AVG+ 110 vs 85), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 83). Ken Wood held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 185 vs 39). The edge belongs to Eddie Waitkus.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Ken Wood

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
146.15
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
185.03
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4680
600
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1109
600
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4254
545.38
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
995
538.32
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
155.64
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
223
120.65
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
119.36
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
130
70.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
27.56
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.13
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.64
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.79
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.08
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.39
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
36.28
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
50.32
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.28
70.16
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
115.23
62.34
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
203.72
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
211.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
204.74
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
327
176.92
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
67.69
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
110
59.51
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
47.82
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
77.37
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
877
112.44
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
118.49
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607.45
77.88
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
110.16
59.6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.08
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
47.69
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
55.18
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.51
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
26.15
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
76.28
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.94
22.94
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7.87
7.87
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.13
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.41
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.62
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
19.48
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.59
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.03
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.79
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.62
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.33
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Ken Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
12.5
12.5

Fielding Stats for Eddie Waitkus and Ken Wood

Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
8.84
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.02
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3264
27
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
9
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9193
76.05
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
5.92
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ken Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9982
82.57
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9909
81.97
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.27
99.27
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.269
9.269
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.029
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
7.33
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Waitkus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0