Walt Dropo vs. Mack Hillis — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mack Hillis
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Walt Dropo and Mack Hillis are closely matched on the surface stats. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.327 vs .243) and batting average (.270 vs .243). Mack Hillis had the advantage in OPS (.784 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 Mack Hillis

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288
170.94
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
70.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
307.69
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
93.43
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
81.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Mack Hillis

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13540
27
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4513.1
9
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Mack Hillis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mack Hillis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0