Walt Dropo vs. Tommy Helms — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tommy Helms
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Walt Dropo holds a real edge over Tommy Helms in this comparison. Walt Dropo led in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 40), walk rate (BB%+ 71 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 96). Tommy Helms held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 257 vs 77). The edge belongs to Walt Dropo.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Tommy Helms

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1435
161.45
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5333
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4997
562.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1342
150.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
119.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
25.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.36
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.83
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
278
31.28
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
485.37
54.61
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
1709
192.27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1588
178.66
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
63.44
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
414
46.58
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
477
53.67
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
857
96.42
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
533.15
59.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.69
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
231
25.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.75
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
33.86
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
17.72
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
5.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.73
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
14.18
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8.21
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.45
45.45
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
45.21
45.21

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Tommy Helms

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
1.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
1.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33827
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11275.2
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
2909
2.32
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3624
2.89
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
6663
5.32
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
6533
5.21
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.05
98.05
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.854
4.854
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
0.69
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0