Luke Appling vs. Walt Dropo — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 71), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 98). Walt Dropo held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Walt Dropo

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Walt Dropo

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13540
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4513.1
9
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4674
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0