Yogi Berra vs. Thurman Munson — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Thurman Munson
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Yogi Berra holds a real edge over Thurman Munson in this comparison. Yogi Berra led in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 155), home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 119), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 116). Thurman Munson held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 111). The edge belongs to Yogi Berra.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Thurman Munson

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
144.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
5903
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5344
543.18
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1558
158.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1184
120.35
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
23.28
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.25
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
11.49
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
374
38.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
733.19
74.52
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
2190
222.6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
2038
207.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
696
70.74
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
701
71.25
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
1284
130.51
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
785.83
79.87
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
438
44.52
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
571
58.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.34
10.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.13
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
16.26
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.88
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.08
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.96
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.98
48.98

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Thurman Munson

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
1.04
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.03
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34103
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11367.2
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6342
5.02
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
0.59
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7214
5.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7084
5.61
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.404
5.404
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.07
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.2
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
0.42
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.2
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
0.34