Yogi Berra vs. Sammy Sosa — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Sammy Sosa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sammy Sosa comes out clearly ahead of Yogi Berra across most offensive categories. Sammy Sosa led in home run production (HR/PA+ 283 vs 225), walk rate (BB%+ 140 vs 92), and slugging (SLG+ 149 vs 128). Yogi Berra held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 72). Sammy Sosa was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Sammy Sosa

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2354
142.72
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9896
600
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8813
534.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2408
146
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1375
83.37
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
22.98
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.73
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
358
25.68
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
36.92
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
728
52.22
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1033
62.63
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1619.91
98.22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
3643
261.33
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4704
285.21
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2906
208.46
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3396
205.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
89.43
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
101.07
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2533
153.58
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1569.6
95.17
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
3.58
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
929
56.33
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.34
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2306
139.81
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.03
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
4.73
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
202
12.25
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
14.19
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.49
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
20.68
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.62
68.62

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Sammy Sosa

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2203
1.05
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2138
1.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56899
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18966.1
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4522
2.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4793
2.27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4665
2.21
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
97.33
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.118
2.118
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Sammy Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Sammy Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0