Player

Yogi Berra HOF 1972

Player Info
Full Name
Lawrence Peter
Born
May 12, 1925
St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
September 22, 2015
Size
5'7" / 185 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
September 22, 1946
Final Game
May 9, 1965
Career
20 years
Teams
Honors
15 x All-Star
1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948
2013 - Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player (ML)
1957 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1956 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1955 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
1954 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1954 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
1952 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1951 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
1950 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
... and 4 more
Career Batting
2,120
G
.285
AVG
2,150
H
358
HR
1,430
RBI
.828
OPS
130
OPS vs Lg
91% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1965 New York Mets 4 9 2 0 0 0 1 .222
1963 New York Yankees 64 147 43 6 0 8 20 .293
1962 New York Yankees 86 232 52 8 0 10 25 .224
1961 New York Yankees 119 395 107 11 0 22 62 .271
1960 New York Yankees 120 359 99 14 1 15 46 .276
1959 New York Yankees 131 472 134 25 1 19 64 .284
1958 New York Yankees 122 433 115 17 3 22 60 .266
1957 New York Yankees 134 482 121 14 2 24 74 .251
1956 New York Yankees 140 521 155 29 2 30 93 .298
1955 New York Yankees 147 541 147 20 3 27 84 .272
1954 New York Yankees 151 584 179 28 6 22 88 .307
1953 New York Yankees 137 503 149 23 5 27 80 .296
1952 New York Yankees 142 534 146 17 1 30 97 .273
1951 New York Yankees 141 547 161 19 4 27 92 .294
1950 New York Yankees 151 597 192 30 6 28 116 .322
1949 New York Yankees 116 415 115 20 2 20 59 .277
1948 New York Yankees 125 469 143 24 10 14 70 .305
1947 New York Yankees 83 293 82 15 3 11 41 .280
1946 New York Yankees 7 22 8 1 0 2 3 .364
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1965 NL 9 .000 .333 0.0 33.3 31 0.0
1963 AL 164 .204 .285 9.1 10.4 146 8.0
1962 AL 263 .164 .201 9.1 6.8 90 10.0
1961 AL 437 .195 .243 8.0 6.4 118 21.9
1960 AL 404 .170 .259 9.4 5.7 121 15.7
1959 AL 521 .178 .276 8.3 7.3 128 19.9 ✓
1958 AL 476 .206 .244 7.4 7.4 122 23.0
1957 AL 545 .187 .222 10.5 4.4 116 25.2 ✓
1956 AL 597 .236 .268 10.9 4.9 147 31.6 ✓
1955 AL 615 .198 .241 9.8 3.3 128 28.4 ✓
1954 AL 652 .182 .291 8.6 4.4 142 23.0 ✓
1953 AL 557 .227 .275 9.0 5.7 145 29.0 ✓
1952 AL 605 .204 .242 10.9 4.0 139 31.6 ✓
1951 AL 594 .197 .268 7.4 3.4 131 28.4 ✓
1950 AL 656 .211 .294 8.4 1.8 140 29.3 ✓
1949 AL 443 .202 .257 5.0 5.6 118 20.9
1948 AL 497 .183 .299 5.0 4.8 126 14.7 ✓
1947 AL 306 .184 .263 4.2 3.9 119 11.5
1946 AL 23 .318 .316 4.3 4.3 207 2.1
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,699 8,738 798 110 175 .989
OF 260 472 20 15 6 .970
1B 2 10 0 0 2 1.000
3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1965 New York Mets C 2 15 1 1 0 .941
1963 New York Yankees C 35 244 13 3 5 .988
1962 New York Yankees C 31 175 16 2 6 .990
1962 New York Yankees OF 28 63 1 4 0 .941
1961 New York Yankees C 15 76 8 0 0 1.000
1961 New York Yankees OF 87 161 7 2 2 .988
1960 New York Yankees C 63 256 22 3 6 .989
1960 New York Yankees OF 36 56 2 2 0 .967
1959 New York Yankees C 116 698 61 2 9 .997
1959 New York Yankees OF 7 8 1 2 1 .818
1958 New York Yankees 1B 2 10 0 0 2 1.000
1958 New York Yankees C 88 509 41 0 8 1.000
1958 New York Yankees OF 21 39 3 2 1 .955
1957 New York Yankees C 121 704 61 4 12 .995
1957 New York Yankees OF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000
1956 New York Yankees C 135 732 55 11 15 .986
1956 New York Yankees OF 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
1955 New York Yankees C 145 748 54 13 10 .984
1954 New York Yankees 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1954 New York Yankees C 149 717 63 8 14 .990
1953 New York Yankees C 133 566 64 9 9 .986
1952 New York Yankees C 140 700 73 6 10 .992
1951 New York Yankees C 141 693 82 13 25 .984
1950 New York Yankees C 148 777 64 13 16 .985
1949 New York Yankees C 109 544 60 7 18 .989
1948 New York Yankees C 71 297 36 7 5 .979
1948 New York Yankees OF 50 93 4 2 2 .980
1947 New York Yankees C 51 259 18 8 5 .972
1947 New York Yankees OF 24 48 0 1 0 .980
1946 New York Yankees C 6 28 6 0 2 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 75 259 71 12 39 .274
1963 World Series New York Yankees 1 1 0 0 0 .000
1962 World Series New York Yankees 2 2 0 0 0 .000
1961 World Series New York Yankees 4 11 3 1 3 .273
1960 World Series New York Yankees 7 22 7 1 8 .318
1958 World Series New York Yankees 7 27 6 0 2 .222
1957 World Series New York Yankees 7 25 8 1 2 .320
1956 World Series New York Yankees 7 25 9 3 10 .360
1955 World Series New York Yankees 7 24 10 1 2 .417
1953 World Series New York Yankees 6 21 9 1 4 .429
1952 World Series New York Yankees 7 28 6 2 3 .214
1951 World Series New York Yankees 6 23 6 0 0 .261
1950 World Series New York Yankees 4 15 3 1 2 .200
1949 World Series New York Yankees 4 16 1 0 1 .063
1947 World Series New York Yankees 6 19 3 1 2 .158
Managerial record: 484-444 (.522) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1985 New York Yankees AL 16 6 10 .375 2
1984 New York Yankees AL 162 87 75 .537 3
1975 New York Mets NL 109 56 53 .514 3
1974 New York Mets NL 162 71 91 .438 5
1973 New York Mets NL 161 82 79 .509 1
1972 New York Mets NL 156 83 73 .532 3
1964 New York Yankees AL 164 99 63 .611 1