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Yogi Berra

Catcher
1946—1965
BORN
May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, MO
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HT / WT
5-7 / 185
MLB DEBUT
September 22, 1946
FINAL GAME
May 9, 1965
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.285
BATTING AVERAGE
2150
HITS
59.5
WAR
.348
ON-BASE PCT
358
36.8
WAR7
.482
SLUGGING
.830
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
4.5
WAR PER SEASON
Yogi Berra
 
The luckiest great player in history: won 10 World Series and 14 pennants with Yankees.
— 1947, 1949-53, 1956, 1958, 1961-62 CHAMP —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Berra
59.5
36.8
27.5
17.4
48.2
4.5
AVG HOFer
53.5
35.0
25.5
17.5
44.3
4.4

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Yogi Berra Rank?

Ranking Among Catchers by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
7
10
8
15
7
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Catchers