Walt Dropo vs. Jim O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Jim O'Rourke posted the stronger offensive profile against Walt Dropo. Jim O'Rourke posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .759) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .327). Walt Dropo had the advantage in home run production (152 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim O'Rourke 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 Jim O'Rourke

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1999
132.5
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9052
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4124
547.31
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8503
563.61
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2639
174.92
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1960
129.92
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
31.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.88
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.11
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
45.01
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1299.25
86.12
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1781
236.36
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3591
238.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3188
211.31
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1729
114.6
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
80.07
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2875
190.57
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1428.65
94.7
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.39
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
34
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
23.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.77
7.77
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.01
25.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.4
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
15.18
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
0.8
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
15.97
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.02
95.02

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Jim O'Rourke

Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
1.06
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.05
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53073
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17691
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5494
2.79
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
0.48
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
0.36
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7145
3.63
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6445
3.28
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.093
3.093
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.1
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.03
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.02