Yogi Berra vs. Sug Jones — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Sug Jones
Greatest GenerationLouisianaNorth AmericaLittle Rock GraysNegro Southern LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Sug Jones are closely matched on the surface stats. Sug Jones posted stronger numbers in OPS (.844 vs .834) and on-base percentage (.381 vs .352). Yogi Berra had the advantage in slugging (.482 vs .463). By the career numbers, Sug Jones 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 Sug Jones

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
142.86
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
585.71
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
214.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
52.22
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.23
103.33
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3643
261.33
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
271.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
228.57
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
112.35
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.65
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Sug Jones

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.58
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
7.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
7.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.546
5.546
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0