Yogi Berra vs. Walt Dropo — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Yogi Berra comes out clearly ahead of Walt Dropo across most offensive categories. Yogi Berra led in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 77), home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 168), and walk rate (BB%+ 92 vs 71). Yogi Berra was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Walt Dropo

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
152
20.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
704
93.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.15
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Walt Dropo

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962
1.93
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9221
9.05
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10165
9.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10040
9.85
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0