Walt Dropo vs. Pablo Mesa — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Pablo Mesa
Lost GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Walt Dropo and Pablo Mesa are closely matched on the surface stats. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .731) and slugging (.432 vs .375). Pablo Mesa had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 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 Pablo Mesa

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
209
139.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
792
527.41
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
151.83
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
120.53
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
30
19.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.33
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
47
31.3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116.32
77.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
297
197.78
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
207.77
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
94.56
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
90
59.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
151.17
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129.27
86.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
48.61
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.08
75.08
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.65
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.32
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
15.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.83
95.83

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Pablo Mesa

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.4
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4035
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.85
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.01
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Pablo Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.56
76.56
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0