Doug Clarey vs. Walt Dropo — Career Comparison

Doug Clarey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Doug Clarey and Walt Dropo are closely matched on the surface stats. Doug Clarey posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .759) and slugging (1.000 vs .432). Walt Dropo had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .250). By the career numbers, Doug Clarey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Doug Clarey and Walt Dropo

Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1350
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288
170.94
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
20.17
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
93.43
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
152.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.66
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.46
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Clarey and Walt Dropo

Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.56
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
2.35
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Doug Clarey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Clarey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0