Walt Dropo vs. Tommy McCarthy — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tommy McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Walt Dropo and Tommy McCarthy are closely matched on the surface stats. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .740) and slugging (.432 vs .375). Tommy McCarthy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.364 vs .327). 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 Tommy McCarthy

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1273
133.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5739
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5120
535.28
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
156.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1205
125.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
19.97
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.54
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.6
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
288
30.11
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845.57
88.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1922
200.94
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
217.35
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
111.45
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
76.53
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
183.38
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905.5
94.67
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
56.04
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
19.34
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.02
31.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.45
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
48.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
48.93
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Tommy McCarthy

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
1.03
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33876
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11292
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2190
1.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
0.39
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
0.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
2.41
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
2.13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.065
2.065
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0