How Walt Dropo's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Walt Dropo totaled 969 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1950, posting 147, well above the league average of 20.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 11, below the league average of 12.5 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 54 in 1959 to 50 in 1960 and 11 in 1961, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 11 to 147 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Walt Dropo Lifetime Double Plays

Stats similar to Double Plays for Walt Dropo
Walt Dropo
Double Plays
Career969
Season Avg.74.54
162 Game Avg.133.37
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Walt Dropo Double Plays Per Season

Walt Dropo's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Walt Dropo Double Plays per season line chart

Walt Dropo Double Plays by Team

Walt Dropo's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Walt Dropo career Double Plays by team bar chart

Walt Dropo Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Walt Dropo's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Walt Dropo Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Walt Dropo Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Walt Dropo's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Walt Dropo Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Walt Dropo Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Walt Dropo's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Walt Dropo Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table