Walt Dropo vs. Ed Pabst — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Pabst
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Walt Dropo and Ed Pabst are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Pabst posted stronger numbers in OPS (.797 vs .759) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .327). Walt Dropo had the advantage in slugging (.432 vs .410). By the career numbers, Ed Pabst 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 Ed Pabst

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1113
147.71
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
771
102.32
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
45.39
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
99.32
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
16
218.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1465
194.43
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.758
0.758
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
136.7
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
150
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.12
75.66
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
104.14
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.19
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
43.53
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.59
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
582
77.24
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.92
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.05
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.8
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Ed Pabst

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.86
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.917
2.917
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0