Walt Dropo vs. Dan Ford — Career Comparison

Walt Dropo
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dan Ford
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Walt Dropo and Dan Ford are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Walt Dropo, 101 for Dan Ford), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Dan Ford, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Walt Dropo and Dan Ford

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1288
170.94
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
150.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
4521
600
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4582
600
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4124
547.31
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4163
545.13
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1113
147.71
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1123
147.05
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
771
102.32
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
750
98.21
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
168
22.3
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
28.02
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.98
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
20.17
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
121
15.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
342
45.39
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
48.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
550.63
73.08
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562.55
73.66
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1781
236.36
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1776
232.56
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1465
194.43
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1473
192.89
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
478
63.44
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
78.31
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
93.43
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
566
74.12
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
136.7
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
136.58
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570.12
75.66
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.14
75.44
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.19
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.15
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
43.53
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
303
39.68
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.59
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.49
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
77.24
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
722
94.54
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.92
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.06
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.05
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.98
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
166
22.03
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
15.84
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.66
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.99
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.85
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.46
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
12.83
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.24
62.24

Fielding Stats for Walt Dropo and Dan Ford

Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
2.35
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
1.09
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
1.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13540
27
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26425
27
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4513.1
9
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8808.1
9
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9173
18.29
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2206
2.25
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.34
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.17
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9931
19.8
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2315
2.37
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9847
19.64
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2255
2.3
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.41
97.41
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.366
8.366
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.117
2.117
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.48
42.48
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Walt Dropo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.93
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dropo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0