Yogi Berra vs. Oscar Givens — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Oscar Givens
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Oscar Givens are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .793) and slugging (.482 vs .393). Oscar Givens had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 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 Oscar Givens

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
56
509.09
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
154.55
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
9.57
87.02
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
236.36
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
109.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.67
97
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.15
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Oscar Givens

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.41
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.76
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0