Yogi Berra vs. Bernell Longest — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Bernell Longest
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Bernell Longest are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .716) and slugging (.482 vs .356). Bernell Longest had the advantage in on-base percentage (.360 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 Bernell Longest

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
47
133.65
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
211
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
543.13
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
159.24
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
130.81
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.44
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
27.12
77.12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
68
193.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
216.11
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
28
79.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
25
71.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
53
150.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
30.39
86.41
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
414
29.7
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
20.2
20.2
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.65
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Bernell Longest

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.77
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
5.56
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.49
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Bernell Longest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Bernell Longest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0