Yogi Berra vs. Roger Maris — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Yogi Berra and Roger Maris are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Yogi Berra, 110 for Roger Maris), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 133). The overall lean goes to Roger Maris, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Roger Maris

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
25.68
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
52.22
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.41
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Roger Maris

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0