Walt Dropo vs. Bill Handy — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Handy
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Walt Dropo and Bill Handy are closely matched on the surface stats. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in slugging (.432 vs .399) and home run production (152 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Handy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.361 vs .327). 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 Bill Handy

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
147.73
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
947
505.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
259
138.13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
183
97.6
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
25.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
40.53
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154.26
82.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
378
201.6
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
206.93
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
86.4
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
146
77.87
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
156.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.37
87.66
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.87
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
225
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Bill Handy

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
1.95
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.88
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.35
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
5.19
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
4.84
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.537
4.537
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0