Walt Dropo vs. Yadier Molina — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Yadier Molina
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Yadier Molina holds a real edge over Walt Dropo in this comparison. Yadier Molina led in contact rate (K%+ 190 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 98). Walt Dropo held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 168 vs 93). The edge belongs to Yadier Molina.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Yadier Molina

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
156.16
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8553
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7817
548.37
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2168
152.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1577
110.63
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
28.62
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.49
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
12.35
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
41.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
975.58
68.44
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3118
218.73
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2786
195.44
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478
63.44
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
54.51
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
71.69
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
113.85
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028.33
72.14
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.33
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
38.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.51
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
64.68
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
9.28
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.26
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
20.13
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2.6
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
7.58
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.74
65.74

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Yadier Molina

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
1.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
1.04
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55226
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18408.2
9
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15232
7.45
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
0.53
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.04
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16392
8.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16306
7.97
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.296
7.296
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.05
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yadier Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
0.28
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yadier Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
0.19