Walt Dropo vs. Red Hale — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Red Hale
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Walt Dropo and Red Hale are closely matched on the surface stats. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.327 vs .308) and batting average (.270 vs .259). Red Hale had the advantage in OPS (.790 vs .759). By the career numbers, Walt Dropo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Red Hale

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
32
156.1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
112
546.34
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
29
141.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
82.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.76
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.54
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.98
82.84
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
263.41
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
37
180.49
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
175.61
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.68
91.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.5
61.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Red Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Red Hale

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.84
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.77
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
5.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.61
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.07
87.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.129
4.129
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Red Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0