Walt Dropo vs. Yale Murphy — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Walt Dropo posted the stronger offensive profile against Yale Murphy. Walt Dropo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.759 vs .633) and slugging (.432 vs .282). Yale Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Yale Murphy

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
475
508.93
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
114
122.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
105
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
22.3
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550.63
73.08
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63.59
68.13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
208.93
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
45
48.21
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
68.86
73.77
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.79
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.71
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Yale Murphy

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
1.34
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.68
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.12
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.65
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.339
3.339
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0