Walt Dropo vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Tim McCarver holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Tim McCarver led in contact rate (K%+ 209 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 71), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 98). Walt Dropo held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 89). The edge belongs to Tim McCarver.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Tim McCarver

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1288
170.94
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5529
534.55
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1501
145.12
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
23.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.51
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
97
9.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
38.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2148
207.67
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
201
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478
63.44
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
781.93
75.6
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
52.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
40.8
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
9.57
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.74
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.63
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Tim McCarver

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8893
6.45
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
0.45
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9621
6.97
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9518
6.9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.93
98.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.299
6.299
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24