Eddie Waitkus
1941–1955 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
1,140G
.285AVG
.344OBP
.374SLG
More career statistics
1,214H
24HR
373RBI
28SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 8 | 23 |
| Batting · Doubles | 215 | 216 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,214 | 1,215 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 204 | 205 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,680 | 4,681 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 28 | 29 |
| Batting · Walks | 372 | 374 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,140 | 4,680 | 4,254 | 528 | 1,214 | 215 | 44 | 24 | 373 | 372 | 204 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1,589 | .285 | .344 | .374 | .718 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1948-04-23 to 1948-05-08
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1950-05-21 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1950-09-15 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1950-07-23 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 566 | 2307 | 611 | 6 | 190 | 182 | 99 | .291 | .344 | .383 |
| Away | 574 | 2374 | 604 | 18 | 183 | 192 | 106 | .280 | .335 | .365 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 101 | 389 | 93 | 1 | 26 | 38 | 17 | .269 | .337 | .327 |
| May | 192 | 791 | 212 | 3 | 71 | 63 | 32 | .294 | .348 | .383 |
| June | 216 | 865 | 230 | 6 | 71 | 63 | 44 | .291 | .339 | .402 |
| July | 228 | 978 | 253 | 3 | 76 | 71 | 38 | .283 | .331 | .366 |
| August | 219 | 892 | 223 | 6 | 65 | 76 | 43 | .277 | .335 | .366 |
| September | 182 | 760 | 203 | 5 | 64 | 63 | 31 | .294 | .350 | .378 |
| October | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 151 | 634 | 160 | 4 | 45 | 48 | 20 | .278 | .328 | .363 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 146 | 586 | 158 | 3 | 42 | 38 | 32 | .293 | .334 | .381 |
| new-york-giants | 144 | 617 | 158 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 27 | .275 | .319 | .368 |
| cincinnati-reds | 142 | 605 | 170 | 1 | 49 | 50 | 29 | .308 | .364 | .402 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 141 | 611 | 156 | 1 | 43 | 54 | 18 | .284 | .344 | .364 |
| boston-braves | 126 | 535 | 135 | 3 | 43 | 49 | 20 | .281 | .344 | .377 |
| chicago-cubs | 78 | 340 | 81 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 12 | .264 | .332 | .345 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 60 | 251 | 73 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 6 | .319 | .367 | .424 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Chicago Cubs | 12 | 28 | 5 | – | – | – | .179 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 441 | 135 | 4 | 55 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 514 | 150 | 2 | 36 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 562 | 166 | 7 | 44 | 11 | .295 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 209 | 64 | 1 | 27 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 641 | 182 | 2 | 44 | 4 | .284 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 610 | 157 | 1 | 46 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 499 | 144 | 2 | 49 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 247 | 72 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .291 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 311 | 88 | 2 | 32 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 192 | 52 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .271 | – | – |