Hank Arft vs. Walt Dropo — Career Comparison

Hank Arft
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Hank Arft holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Hank Arft led in walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 71), on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 98), and contact rate (K%+ 79 vs 77). Walt Dropo held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 56). The edge belongs to Hank Arft.

Hitting Stats for Hank Arft and Walt Dropo

Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
300
170.45
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
906
514.77
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
229
130.11
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
157
89.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.39
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.39
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
72
40.91
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
125.71
71.43
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
340
193.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
209.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
65.91
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
118
67.05
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
221
125.57
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
131.3
74.6
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
77.84
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
75.57
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.94
7.94
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.25
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.55
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.68
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
44.44
44.44
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Hank Arft and Walt Dropo

Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13540
27
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4513.1
9
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2182
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.24
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.1
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0