Yogi Berra vs. Matt Stairs — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Matt Stairs
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Yogi Berra and Matt Stairs are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Yogi Berra, 110 for Matt Stairs), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 127). The overall lean goes to Yogi Berra, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Matt Stairs

Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1895
188.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
6023
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
5204
518.41
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
1366
136.08
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
794
79.1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
29.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.3
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
25.68
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
26.4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
52.22
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
56.98
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907.43
90.4
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
2481
247.15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2140
213.18
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
770
76.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
899
89.56
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
1404
139.86
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
891.66
88.83
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.68
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
71.43
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
1122
111.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.37
5.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.65
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.98
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
10.86
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.99
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.39
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.38
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Matt Stairs

Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
1.22
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
1.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23733
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7911
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3159
3.59
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.24
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3414
3.88
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3374
3.84
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.83
98.83
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.3
87.3
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.23
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Matt Stairs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Matt Stairs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0