Yogi Berra vs. Billy Klaus — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Yogi Berra comes out clearly ahead of Billy Klaus across most offensive categories. Yogi Berra led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 54), contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 132), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 90). Billy Klaus held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 121 vs 92). Yogi Berra was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Billy Klaus

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2887
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
626
130.1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
465
96.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
106
22.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
8.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
161
33.46
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
961
199.72
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
357
74.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
250
51.96
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
567
117.84
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
338.46
70.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.83
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.45
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
59.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
10.13
10.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
1.16
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.74
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.69
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.91
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.45
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Billy Klaus

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
1.21
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
0.97
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
1.46
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
2.86
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
4.53
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2655
4.33
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.57
95.57
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.583
3.583
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.16
80.16
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.41
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0