Walt Dropo vs. Chase Headley — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Chase Headley
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver Slugger

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Chase Headley holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Chase Headley led in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 71), on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 98), and contact rate (K%+ 82 vs 77). Walt Dropo held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 89). The edge belongs to Chase Headley.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Chase Headley

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
149.56
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5761
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5088
529.91
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1337
139.25
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
919
95.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
28.33
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.67
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
130
13.54
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
43.53
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724.76
75.48
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2031
211.53
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1972
205.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
637
66.34
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
596
62.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
114.88
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737.36
76.79
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.35
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
59.78
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
135.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Chase Headley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.31
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.65
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
11.77
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
9.69
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
12.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.23
76.23

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Chase Headley

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
1.06
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
1.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35243
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11747.2
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
1.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
1.62
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3654
2.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3537
2.71
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.8
96.8
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.567
2.567
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Chase Headley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.15
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Headley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0