Yogi Berra vs. Frank Skaff — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Frank Skaff
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Frank Skaff are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .824) and slugging (.482 vs .453). Frank Skaff had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 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 Frank Skaff

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
278.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7555
541.97
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
548.78
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
175.61
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
131.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.24
89.53
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
34
248.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
219.51
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
22
160.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
98.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
50.5
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
95.12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
6.31
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.15
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Frank Skaff

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27512
27
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9170.2
9
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.68
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Frank Skaff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Frank Skaff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0