Yogi Berra

Hall of Fame

Catcher

1946—1965

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Player LeveL
Elite
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#6

Player Detail

Lawrence Peter
GIVEN NAME
Berra
SURNAME
May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, MO
BORN
September 22, 2015, in West Caldwell, NJ, USA
DIED
1946—1965
Playing Career
Played from 21-40
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
1947, 1949-53, 1956, 1958, 1961-62
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
8
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-7 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 22, 1946
Major League Debut
May 9, 1965
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Yogi Berra?

The luckiest great player in history: won 10 World Series and 14 pennants with Yankees.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

40

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Yogi Berra’s nickname came from his childhood friends, who noticed that he walked like a character in a movie who was a mystical Indian yogi.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2120
2150
358
1430
.285
18 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1951, 1954, 1955 MVP
All-Century Team

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1956 Yankees

31 Years Old

.298
AVG
30
HR
105
RBI
93
RUNS
.378
OBP
155
HITS
29
2B
2
3B
.534
SLG
65
BB
3
SB
6.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.285
.348
.482

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.830
.703
118.3

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
48.1
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Yogi Berra Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Berra
542
154
84
23
4
26
103
51
30
2
261
208
.285
.348
.482
830
AVG C
533
135
57
21
3
13
56
61
2
200
195
.254
.327
.376
.703

Yogi Berra Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
6
6
7
6
1
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
6
9
7
14
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Yogi Berra PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
59.5
36.8
27.5
17.4
4.54
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Yogi Berra
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
373.5
208.7
154.1
98.5
28.5
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Yogi Berra
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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