Yogi Berra vs. Bill Lange — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Bill Lange
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Bill Lange are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Lange posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .834) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .352). Yogi Berra had the advantage in slugging (.482 vs .458). By the career numbers, Bill Lange 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 Bill Lange

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
813
134.75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
3620
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
3202
530.72
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1056
175.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
803
133.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
134
22.21
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
13.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
39
6.46
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
253
41.93
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
687.31
113.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
1467
243.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1431
237.18
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.045
1.045
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
691
114.53
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
579
95.97
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
161.19
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
204.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
717.25
118.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
58.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
20.39
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
20.2
20.2
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.43
29.43
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
66.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Bill Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
66.3
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Bill Lange

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
1.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
21360
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
7120
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
2.68
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
0.49
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2687
3.4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
3.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.065
3.065
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.1
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Bill Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Bill Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01