Yogi Berra vs. Newt Joseph — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Newt Joseph
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Newt Joseph are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .790) and slugging (.482 vs .421). Newt Joseph had the advantage in on-base percentage (.369 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 Newt Joseph

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
659
148.81
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
2657
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
2292
517.58
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
666
150.4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
105.68
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
29.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.58
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
31
7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
198
44.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
394.18
89.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
964
217.69
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
951
214.75
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
85.81
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
401
90.55
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
161.19
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750
169.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417.65
94.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
59.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.32
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
20.2
20.2
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.89
94.89
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.36
9.36
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
18.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
21.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.9
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
22.13
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.92
95.92

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Newt Joseph

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
1.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
1.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
15364
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5121.1
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
0.9
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.84
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.22
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687
2.96
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
2.74
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.381
2.381
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.13
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Newt Joseph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Newt Joseph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0