Yogi Berra vs. Tony Oliva — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Tony Oliva
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Tony Oliva holds a real edge over Yogi Berra in this comparison. Tony Oliva led in batting average (AVG+ 126 vs 111), on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 106), and slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 128). Yogi Berra held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 141). The edge belongs to Tony Oliva.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Tony Oliva

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1676
146.18
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
6879
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6301
549.59
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1917
167.2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1320
115.13
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
28.7
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
220
19.19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
597
52.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1035.23
90.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3643
261.33
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3002
261.84
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2424
211.43
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
870
75.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
947
82.6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
139.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
1064
92.8
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
448
39.08
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
11.43
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
645
56.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
10.67
10.67
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.97
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
12.12
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
7.5
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.8
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
12.3
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.99
60.99

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Tony Oliva

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.03
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
1.02
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30971
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10323.2
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
2.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2464
2.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2403
2.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Tony Oliva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Tony Oliva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0