Harry Atkinson vs. Walt Dropo — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Harry Atkinson and Walt Dropo are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Atkinson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .759) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .327). Walt Dropo had the advantage in slugging (.432 vs .400). By the career numbers, Harry Atkinson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Walt Dropo

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.66
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.46
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Walt Dropo

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0