Walt Dropo vs. Joe McCarthy — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Walt Dropo posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe McCarthy. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .550) and on-base percentage (.327 vs .268). 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 Joe McCarthy

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288
170.94
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
234.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
570.73
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
131.71
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
43.82
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
63.44
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
47.94
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
8.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.66
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.46
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.45
45.45
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Joe McCarthy

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.58
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.85
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.48
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
6.43
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
6.33
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.46
98.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09