Walt Dropo vs. Mike Heath — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Heath
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Walt Dropo comes out clearly ahead of Mike Heath across most offensive categories. Walt Dropo led in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 99), slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 99), and batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 100). Mike Heath held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 89 vs 77). Walt Dropo was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Mike Heath

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1288
170.94
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1325
173.39
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4585
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4212
551.19
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
138.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
101.42
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
22.64
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.53
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
86
11.25
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
286
37.43
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
453
59.28
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
202.31
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
1361
178.1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
63.44
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
462
60.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
469
61.37
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
845
110.58
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
468.32
61.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.88
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
278
36.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
616
80.61
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
7.44
7.44
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Heath
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.37
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
15.83
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.3
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.45
57.45

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Mike Heath

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
1.23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
0.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29550
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
5287
4.83
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
0.54
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.11
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
5996
5.48
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880
5.37
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.07
98.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.372
4.372
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.82
80.82
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.06
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Heath
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
0.52
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Heath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
0.3