Yogi Berra vs. Vern Stephens — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Vern Stephens
Greatest GenerationNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Yogi Berra and Vern Stephens 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, 107 for Vern Stephens), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 132). The overall lean goes to Vern Stephens, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Vern Stephens

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1720
142.54
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
7240
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
6497
538.43
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1859
154.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1263
104.67
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
25.44
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.48
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
247
20.47
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
596
49.39
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1030.08
85.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2991
247.87
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2557
211.91
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
82.96
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1174
97.29
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1928
159.78
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1081.21
89.6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
57.35
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
685
56.77
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
10.57
10.57
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.66
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
169
14.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.15
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.82
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.02
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Vern Stephens

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962
1.93
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1663
15.41
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.03
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2913
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9221
9.05
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
25.32
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
44.74
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10165
9.98
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7860
72.85
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10040
9.85
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7559
70.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.545
4.545
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.54
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0