Walt Dropo vs. Marquis Grissom — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Marquis Grissom
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Walt Dropo and Marquis Grissom 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+ 98 for Walt Dropo, 99 for Marquis Grissom), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 112). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Marquis Grissom

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2165
144.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8959
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8275
554.19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2251
150.75
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1582
105.95
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
25.85
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
3.75
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
15.2
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
669
44.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1120.53
75.04
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3430
229.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2835
189.86
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
79.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
967
64.76
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1927
129.05
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1150.36
77.04
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.08
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
37.04
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.95
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
83.04
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
7.23
7.23
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.54
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
11.45
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
28.73
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
7.77
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
36.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.72
78.72

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Marquis Grissom

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
1.06
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
1.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52962
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17654
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4880
2.49
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.05
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.03
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5039
2.57
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4978
2.54
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.79
98.79
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.384
2.384
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Marquis Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marquis Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0