Yogi Berra vs. Al Shaw — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Al Shaw
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Yogi Berra comes out clearly ahead of Al Shaw across most offensive categories. Yogi Berra led in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 48), home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 110), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 105). Al Shaw held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 92). Yogi Berra was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Al Shaw

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
161.96
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1756
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1547
528.59
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
434
148.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
108.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
25.28
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.57
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
116
39.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
239.91
81.97
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
606
207.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
608
207.74
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
235
80.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
170
58.09
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
391
133.6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
255.57
87.33
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
59.11
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
82.35
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.96
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.87
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.87
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Al Shaw

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962
1.93
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
2.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4875
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
4.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.38
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
4.97
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
4.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.991
1.991
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0