Yogi Berra vs. Willie Curtis — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Willie Curtis
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Willie Curtis are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .688) and slugging (.482 vs .327). Willie Curtis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.361 vs .352). By the career numbers, Yogi Berra had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Willie Curtis

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
27
143.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
98
520.35
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
153.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
143.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
12.93
68.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
32
169.91
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
207.08
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
106.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
15.5
82.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
20.2
20.2
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
113
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Willie Curtis

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
222.1
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9221
9.05
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
11.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10165
9.98
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
11.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10040
9.85
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
11.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Willie Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Willie Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0