Walt Dropo vs. Darrin Jackson — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Darrin Jackson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Walt Dropo and Darrin Jackson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Walt Dropo, 96 for Darrin Jackson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Walt Dropo, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Darrin Jackson

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288
170.94
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
960
204.55
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2816
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2629
560.16
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
676
144.03
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
467
99.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
24.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
17.05
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
44.53
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
309.58
65.96
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1060
225.85
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
818
174.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
66.26
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
317
67.54
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
548
116.76
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
314.79
67.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.34
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
27.91
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.41
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
102.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.87
5.87
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
12.78
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
9.16
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.62
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
12.78
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.67
71.67

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Darrin Jackson

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
1.27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
0.94
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17826
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5942
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
2.58
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1770
2.68
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1750
2.65
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.87
98.87
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.086
2.086
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Darrin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.78
73.78
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0