Yogi Berra vs. Tommy Watkins — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Tommy Watkins
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Yogi Berra and Tommy Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .795) and slugging (.482 vs .357). Tommy Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.438 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 Tommy Watkins

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2120
152.08
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2150
154.23
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
85.89
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
103.05
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.73
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.65
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Tommy Watkins

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.9
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0