Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter Berra
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 194 lb.

Born: May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1946
Final Game: May 9, 1965
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1972 (339/396 ballots).
Relatives: Father of Dale Berra
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1946 NYY AL 21 C 6 34 28 6 0 2 1.000 5.67 .982 4.78 0
1947 NYY AL 22 C 51 285 259 18 8 5 .972 5.43 .985 4.30 3 MVP-15
1947 NYY AL 22 OF 24 49 48 0 1 0 .980 2.00 .980 2.35 12-0-12 MVP-15
1948 NYY AL 23 C 71 340 297 36 7 5 .979 4.69 .986 4.08 8 AS,MVP-29
1948 NYY AL 23 OF 50 99 93 4 2 2 .980 1.94 .975 2.36 0-0-50 AS,MVP-29
1949 NYY AL 24 C 109 611 544 60 7 18 .989 5.54 .985 4.10 4 AS,MVP-15
1950 NYY AL 25 C 148 854 777 64 13 16 .985 5.68 .985 4.21 7 AS,MVP-3
1951 NYY AL 26 C 141 788 693 82 13 25 .984 5.50 .982 4.40 3 AS,MVP-1
1952 NYY AL 27 C 140 779 700 73 6 10 .992 5.52 .985 4.70 5 AS,MVP-4
1953 NYY AL 28 C 133 639 566 64 9 9 .986 4.74 .985 4.44 8 AS,MVP-2
1954 NYY AL 29 C 149 148 1271.1 788 717 63 8 14 .990 0.0 0.0 0 5.52 5.23 .986 5.40 4.76 5 19 28 34 55% AS,MVP-1
1954 NYY AL 29 3B 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -146.7 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 2.00 2.00 .950 3.50 3.10 AS,MVP-1
1955 NYY AL 30 C 145 141 1234.1 815 748 54 13 10 .984 3.0 2.9 3 5.85 5.53 .988 5.58 4.73 3 19 26 28 52% AS,MVP-1
1956 NYY AL 31 C 135 134 1172.1 798 732 55 11 15 .986 4.0 4.1 4 6.04 5.83 .988 5.91 5.02 7 14 26 24 48% AS,MVP-2
1956 NYY AL 31 LF 1 1 4.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.7 210.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 6.75 3.00 .967 2.02 1.70 AS,MVP-2
1956 NYY AL 31 OF 1 1 4.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.7 210.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 6.75 3.00 .967 2.25 2.00 AS,MVP-2
1957 NYY AL 32 C 121 116 1030.2 769 704 61 4 12 .995 6.0 7.0 6 6.68 6.32 .991 5.92 5.11 9 16 29 37 56% AS,MVP-14
1957 NYY AL 32 LF 6 6 51.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -2.8 -65.9 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 -1 0.53 0.50 .967 2.10 1.70 AS,MVP-14
1957 NYY AL 32 OF 6 7 62.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -3.3 -63.9 -2.3 -1.8 -0.5 -1 0.44 0.50 .967 2.24 1.97 AS,MVP-14
1957 NYY AL 32 RF 1 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 1.96 1.70 AS,MVP-14
1958 NYY AL 33 C 88 87 755.0 550 509 41 0 8 1.000 6.0 9.5 6 6.56 6.25 .990 6.01 5.34 5 11 23 28 55% AS,MVP-18
1958 NYY AL 33 OF 21 21 168.0 44 39 3 2 1 .955 -2.3 -16.4 -1.3 -1.9 0.5 -1 2.25 2.00 .982 2.27 1.94 AS,MVP-18
1958 NYY AL 33 RF 21 21 168.0 36 31 3 2 1 .944 -2.3 -16.4 -1.3 -1.9 0.5 -1 1.82 1.62 .981 1.99 1.69 AS,MVP-18
1958 NYY AL 33 1B 2 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 10.00 5.00 .990 9.60 8.45 AS,MVP-18
1959 NYY AL 34 C 116 112 1000.2 761 698 61 2 9 .997 4.0 4.8 4 6.83 6.54 .989 6.08 5.31 3 19 32 26 45% AS,MVP-12
1959 NYY AL 34 OF 7 7 46.0 11 8 1 2 1 .818 -2.2 -57.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.2 -1 1.76 1.29 .982 2.21 1.96 AS,MVP-12
1959 NYY AL 34 RF 7 7 46.0 10 7 1 2 1 .800 -2.2 -57.4 -1.2 -1.0 -0.2 -1 1.57 1.14 .980 1.90 1.64 AS,MVP-12
1960 NYY AL 35 C 63 53 454.1 281 256 22 3 6 .989 2.0 5.3 2 5.51 4.41 .987 5.93 5.12 1 10 15 12 44% AS,MVP-15
1960 NYY AL 35 OF 36 33 309.0 60 56 2 2 0 .967 -0.3 -1.2 -0.3 -1.7 1.4 0 1.69 1.61 .982 2.25 1.95 AS,MVP-15
1960 NYY AL 35 LF 20 17 160.0 33 30 1 2 0 .939 -1.6 -12.0 -1.6 -1.3 -0.3 0 1.74 1.55 .985 2.14 1.67 AS,MVP-15
1960 NYY AL 35 RF 17 16 149.0 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 1.3 10.5 1.3 -0.4 1.7 0 1.57 1.53 .973 1.95 1.68 AS,MVP-15
1961 NYY AL 36 OF 87 83 717.2 170 161 7 2 2 .988 2.2 3.7 4.2 1.5 2.7 -2 2.11 1.93 .976 2.25 1.98 AS,MVP-23
1961 NYY AL 36 LF 81 78 659.2 155 147 6 2 2 .987 2.1 3.8 4.1 1.5 2.6 -2 2.09 1.89 .968 2.00 1.62 AS,MVP-23
1961 NYY AL 36 C 15 15 121.0 84 76 8 0 0 1.000 2.0 19.8 2 6.25 5.60 .989 6.21 5.44 3 0 6 6 50% AS,MVP-23
1961 NYY AL 36 RF 8 5 58.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.71 1.38 .973 2.06 1.75 AS,MVP-23
1962 NYY AL 37 C 31 28 271.0 193 175 16 2 6 .990 1.0 4.4 1 6.34 6.16 .989 6.30 5.57 1 7 7 5 42% AS
1962 NYY AL 37 LF 28 27 225.1 68 63 1 4 0 .941 1.1 5.9 2.1 -1.1 3.2 -1 2.56 2.29 .976 2.01 1.61 AS
1962 NYY AL 37 OF 28 27 225.1 68 63 1 4 0 .941 1.1 5.9 2.1 -1.1 3.2 -1 2.56 2.29 .981 2.19 1.92 AS
1963 NYY AL 38 C 35 32 292.0 260 244 13 3 5 .988 -1.0 -4.1 -1 7.92 7.34 .989 6.64 5.78 1 7 14 3 18%
1965 NYM NL 40 C 2 2 18.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -1.0 -66.7 -1 8.00 8.00 .988 6.95 5.80 0 1 2 0 0%
19 Seasons C 1699 868 7620.2 9646 8738 798 110 175 .989 26.0 4.1 26 11.26 5.61 .987 5.86 4.73 76 123 208 203 49%
9 Seasons OF 260 179 1532.0 507 472 20 15 6 .970 -4.1 -3.2 0.9 -6.3 7.1 -5 2.89 1.89 .978 2.24 2.07 148-0-116
5 Seasons (incomplete) LF 136 129 1100.0 262 244 10 8 2 .969 -0.5 -0.5 2.5 -3.0 5.5 -3 2.08 1.87 .973 2.03 1.63
5 Seasons (incomplete) RF 54 50 432.0 83 73 6 4 2 .952 -3.6 -10.0 -1.6 -3.3 1.6 -2 1.65 1.46 .977 1.98 1.69
1 Season 1B 2 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 10.00 5.00 .990 9.60 8.45
1 Season 3B 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -146.7 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 2.00 2.00 .950 3.50 3.10
19 Seasons TOT 1962 1049 9170.2 10165 9221 819 125 183 .988 20.8 2.7 -0.2 -6.3 6.0 -5 0 26 9.85 5.12 .974 5.25 4.38 148-0-116 76 123 208 203 49%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1946 NYY AL 21 7 7 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NYY AL 22 83 83 83 0 51 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 24
1948 NYY AL 23 125 125 125 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
1949 NYY AL 24 116 116 116 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 NYY AL 25 151 151 151 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 NYY AL 26 141 141 141 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 NYY AL 27 142 142 142 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 NYY AL 28 137 137 137 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 NYY AL 29 151 149 151 151 0 149 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1955 NYY AL 30 147 141 147 147 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1956 NYY AL 31 140 135 140 140 0 135 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
1957 NYY AL 32 134 123 134 134 0 121 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 6 11 0
1958 NYY AL 33 122 109 122 122 0 88 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 13 0
1959 NYY AL 34 131 119 131 131 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 12 0
1960 NYY AL 35 120 86 120 120 0 63 0 0 0 0 20 0 17 36 32 0
1961 NYY AL 36 119 98 119 119 0 15 0 0 0 0 81 0 8 87 20 0
1962 NYY AL 37 86 55 86 86 0 31 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 28 29 0
1963 NYY AL 38 64 32 64 64 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
1965 NYM NL 40 4 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 Seasons 2120 1049 2120 2120 0 1699 2 0 1 0 148 0 116 260 162 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1954 NYY AL 29 5131 3.14 3.50 111 98% 0 0 672 93 8 20 550 59 17 1 0 2 8 2 6 0 0 14 0 2 5 17 100%
1955 NYY AL 30 5317 3.16 3.60 97 95% 0 0 753 71 3 22 657 51 10 2 3 6 13 3 6 4 0 10 0 0 1 11 82%
1956 NYY AL 31 5110 3.49 3.94 105 95% 0 0 731 82 6 17 626 54 18 1 0 5 10 2 6 2 1 15 0 3 5 13 92%
1957 NYY AL 32 4420 2.99 3.40 74 96% 0 1 698 58 5 11 624 63 12 0 1 8 4 0 1 3 0 12 0 1 1 7 57%
1958 NYY AL 33 3274 3.41 3.87 51 98% 0 0 509 40 2 7 460 39 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 83%
1959 NYY AL 34 4366 3.45 3.98 92 98% 0 0 700 63 3 16 617 61 21 4 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 9 1 2 3 10 90%
1960 NYY AL 35 2000 3.68 4.12 30 97% 0 0 255 24 1 4 226 22 5 0 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 1 2 2 100%
1961 NYY AL 36 535 4.02 4.31 10 100% 0 0 75 7 0 1 67 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1962 NYY AL 37 1172 3.72 4.28 19 95% 1 0 179 14 1 3 160 15 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 7 86%
1963 NYY AL 38 1238 3.24 3.48 21 95% 1 0 249 15 3 5 226 13 4 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 2 100%
1965 NYM NL 40 81 4.50 4.50 2 50% 0 0 15 0 0 1 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
11 Seasons 32644 3.32 3.75 612 96% 2 1 4836 467 32 107 4227 387 101 8 5 35 46 7 24 15 1 85 1 9 20 78 88%
MLB Averages 3.81 4.31 95% 88%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1954 NYY AL 29 5 19 1934 28 34 33 55% 26 29 0 4 2 1 1 0 62 40 1.26 1.27
1955 NYY AL 30 3 19 1983 26 28 24 52% 24 26 1 2 1 0 2 0 81 35 1.49 1.11
1956 NYY AL 31 7 14 1980 26 24 24 48% 21 23 5 1 0 0 2 0 69 37 1.42 1.30
1957 NYY AL 32 9 16 1630 29 37 35 56% 27 30 2 6 0 1 2 0 71 46 1.22 1.23
1958 NYY AL 33 5 11 1200 23 28 28 55% 22 26 0 1 1 1 0 0 47 32 0.90 1.16
1959 NYY AL 34 3 19 1670 32 26 25 45% 29 23 3 0 0 3 1 0 66 32 1.40 1.42
1960 NYY AL 35 1 10 761 15 12 11 44% 14 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 33 16 1.24 1.40
1961 NYY AL 36 3 0 193 6 6 6 50% 2 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 6 0.85 0.89
1962 NYY AL 37 1 7 429 7 5 5 42% 7 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 23 8 1.02 2.45
1963 NYY AL 38 1 7 432 14 3 3 18% 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 9 1.13 1.61
1965 NYM NL 40 0 1 23 2 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.01
11 Seasons 38 123 12235 208 203 194 49% 188 180 15 17 5 6 10 0 498 261 1.25 1.28
MLB Averages 40% 1.19 1.18

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 NYY AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 1 1 25.0% 1 23 57% 78% 4% 6 50%
1957 NYY AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 212 68% 81% 25% 18 17%
1960 NYY AL 35 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 4 33.3% 8 0 0.0% 1 705 67% 76% 26% 68 46%
1961 NYY AL 36 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 4 0 1 29 20 0 23 3 0 16 11 0 8 1 1 5 4 0 81 39 48.1% 41 1 1.2% 5 2867 68% 76% 28% 340 44%
1962 NYY AL 37 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 8 0 7 3 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 27 16 59.3% 11 0 0.0% 1 974 59% 80% 29% 117 54%
5 Seasons 8 0 6 2 2 10 0 5 1 2 44 30 0 38 8 1 22 13 0 15 3 1 9 8 0 128 62 48.4% 64 2 1.6% 8 4781 66% 77% 28% 549 46%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.3% 62% 78% 28% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 NYY AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 47 74% 91% 26% 5 0%
1958 NYY AL 33 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 11 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 19 4 21.1% 15 0 0.0% 3 724 63% 78% 27% 60 55%
1959 NYY AL 34 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0.0% 6 0 0.0% 1 223 68% 74% 22% 16 44%
1960 NYY AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 4 44.4% 5 0 0.0% 1 621 68% 76% 25% 39 67%
1961 NYY AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 239 62% 75% 28% 14 79%
5 Seasons 4 0 4 0 2 6 0 4 0 0 17 3 0 10 1 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 6 2 0 39 10 25.6% 29 0 0.0% 6 1854 65% 77% 26% 134 57%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.1% 62% 78% 28% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1958 NYY AL 33 45 71% 71% 22% 1 100% 0 10 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
1 Season 45 71% 71% 22% 1 100% 0 10 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 94% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 NYY AL 29 50 98% 76% 24% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1 Season 50 98% 76% 24% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 89% 61%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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