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Carl Yastrzemski vs Sammy Sosa Comparison

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Info

Teams

Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox (1961-1983)
Sammy Sosa Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs (1992-2004), Baltimore Orioles (2005), Texas Rangers (2007)

Position

Carl Yastrzemski First Baseman, Outfielder
Sammy Sosa Outfielder

Height

Carl Yastrzemski 5'11"
Sammy Sosa 6'0"

Weight

Carl Yastrzemski 175
Sammy Sosa 165

Bats

Carl Yastrzemski Left
Sammy Sosa Right

Throws

Carl Yastrzemski Right
Sammy Sosa Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 0

World Series Appearances

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1975) Star
Sammy Sosa 0

Playoff Appearances

Carl Yastrzemski 2 (1967, 1975) StarStar
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2003) StarStar

World Series MVP

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Carl Yastrzemski Yes
Sammy Sosa No

Number Retired

Carl Yastrzemski Yes
Sammy Sosa No

MVP

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1967) Star
Sammy Sosa 1 (1998) Star

Gold Gloves

Carl Yastrzemski 7 (1963, 1965, 1967-1969, 1971, 1977) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 0

Rookie of the Year

Carl Yastrzemski No
Sammy Sosa No

All-Star Games

Carl Yastrzemski 18 (1963, 1965-1979, 1982-1983) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1967) Star
Sammy Sosa 2 (2000, 2002) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1967) Star
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2001) StarStar

League Leader in Hits

Carl Yastrzemski 2 (1963, 1967) StarStar
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Carl Yastrzemski 2 (1967, 1970) StarStar
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998-1999, 2001) StarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Carl Yastrzemski 3 (1963, 1965-1966) StarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Triples

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Runs

Carl Yastrzemski 3 (1967, 1970, 1974) StarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998, 2001-2002) StarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Carl Yastrzemski 5 (1963, 1965, 1967-1968, 1970) StarStarStarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Carl Yastrzemski 3 (1965, 1967, 1970) StarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Carl Yastrzemski 3,308
Sammy Sosa 2,354

Plate Appearances (PA)

Carl Yastrzemski 13,992
Sammy Sosa 9,896

At Bats (AB)

Carl Yastrzemski 11,988
Sammy Sosa 8,813

Batting Average (BA)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.285
Sammy Sosa 0.273

Hits (H)

Carl Yastrzemski 3,419
Sammy Sosa 2,408

Runs (R)

Carl Yastrzemski 1,816
Sammy Sosa 1,475

Home Runs (HR)

Carl Yastrzemski 452
Sammy Sosa 609

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Carl Yastrzemski 1,844
Sammy Sosa 1,667

Doubles (2B)

Carl Yastrzemski 646
Sammy Sosa 379

Triples (3B)

Carl Yastrzemski 59
Sammy Sosa 45

Walks (BB)

Carl Yastrzemski 1,845
Sammy Sosa 929

Strikeouts (SO)

Carl Yastrzemski 1,393
Sammy Sosa 2,306

Stolen Bases (SB)

Carl Yastrzemski 168
Sammy Sosa 234

Caught Stealing (CS)

Carl Yastrzemski 116
Sammy Sosa 107

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.379
Sammy Sosa 0.344

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.462
Sammy Sosa 0.534

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.841
Sammy Sosa 0.878

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 40
Sammy Sosa 59

Total Bases (TB)

Carl Yastrzemski 5,539
Sammy Sosa 4,704

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Carl Yastrzemski 1,157
Sammy Sosa 1,033

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.290
Sammy Sosa 0.301

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.177
Sammy Sosa 0.261

Secondary Average (SECA)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.335
Sammy Sosa 0.380

Total Average (TotA)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.830
Sammy Sosa 0.867

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Carl Yastrzemski 245.0
Sammy Sosa 338.1

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Carl Yastrzemski 13.2%
Sammy Sosa 9.4%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Carl Yastrzemski 10.0%
Sammy Sosa 23.3%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Carl Yastrzemski 73%
Sammy Sosa 60%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Carl Yastrzemski 26.5
Sammy Sosa 14.5

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Carl Yastrzemski 96.2
Sammy Sosa 58.2

Runs Created (RC)

Carl Yastrzemski 2,145
Sammy Sosa 1,625

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Carl Yastrzemski 17
Sammy Sosa 15

Plate Appearances (PA)

Carl Yastrzemski 76
Sammy Sosa 67

At Bats (AB)

Carl Yastrzemski 65
Sammy Sosa 53

Batting Average (BA)

Carl Yastrzemski .369
Sammy Sosa .245

Hits (H)

Carl Yastrzemski 24
Sammy Sosa 13

Runs (R)

Carl Yastrzemski 15
Sammy Sosa 8

Home Runs (HR)

Carl Yastrzemski 4
Sammy Sosa 2

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Carl Yastrzemski 11
Sammy Sosa 7

Doubles (2B)

Carl Yastrzemski 3
Sammy Sosa 3

Triples (3B)

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 0

Walks (BB)

Carl Yastrzemski 9
Sammy Sosa 13

Strikeouts (SO)

Carl Yastrzemski 3
Sammy Sosa 17

Stolen Bases (SB)

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Carl Yastrzemski 0
Sammy Sosa 2

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 1
Sammy Sosa 1

Total Bases (TB)

Carl Yastrzemski 39
Sammy Sosa 22

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Carl Yastrzemski .447
Sammy Sosa .403

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Carl Yastrzemski .600
Sammy Sosa .415

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Carl Yastrzemski 1.047
Sammy Sosa 0.818

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Carl Yastrzemski .339
Sammy Sosa .324

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Carl Yastrzemski 3.9%
Sammy Sosa 25.4%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 11.8%
Sammy Sosa 19.4%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Carl Yastrzemski .231
Sammy Sosa .170

Secondary Average (SECA)

Carl Yastrzemski .369
Sammy Sosa .396

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Carl Yastrzemski 7
Sammy Sosa 5

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Carl Yastrzemski 162 (1969)
Sammy Sosa 162 (1999)

At Bats (AB)

Carl Yastrzemski 646 (1962)
Sammy Sosa 643 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Carl Yastrzemski 719 (1962)
Sammy Sosa 722 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.329 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 0.328 (2001)

Hits (H)

Carl Yastrzemski 191 (1962)
Sammy Sosa 198 (1998)

Runs (R)

Carl Yastrzemski 125 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 146 (2001)

Home Runs (HR)

Carl Yastrzemski 44 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 66 (1998)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Carl Yastrzemski 121 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 160 (2001)

Doubles (2B)

Carl Yastrzemski 45 (1965)
Sammy Sosa 38 (2000)

Triples (3B)

Carl Yastrzemski 9 (1964)
Sammy Sosa 10 (1990)

Walks (BB)

Carl Yastrzemski 128 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 116 (2001)

Strikeouts (SO)

Carl Yastrzemski 28 (1981)
Sammy Sosa 47 (1989)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Carl Yastrzemski 23 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 36 (1993)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Carl Yastrzemski 0 (1983)
Sammy Sosa 0 (2007)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 4 (1972)
Sammy Sosa 6 (2001)

Total Bases (TB)

Carl Yastrzemski 360 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 425 (2001)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.452 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 0.437 (2001)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.622 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 0.737 (2001)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Carl Yastrzemski 1.044 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 1.174 (2001)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Carl Yastrzemski 12.4 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 10.3 (2001)

Runs Created (RC)

Carl Yastrzemski 157 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 193 (2001)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.348 (1963)
Sammy Sosa 0.363 (2000)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.295 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 0.409 (2001)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Carl Yastrzemski 0.507 (1970)
Sammy Sosa 0.607 (2001)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Carl Yastrzemski 6.2% (1977)
Sammy Sosa 19.8% (2005)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Carl Yastrzemski 18.3% (1970)
Sammy Sosa 16.3% (2001)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Carl Yastrzemski 13.2 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 9.0 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Carl Yastrzemski 79 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 103 (2001)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Carl Yastrzemski 11 (1977)
Sammy Sosa 12 (2001)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox (1961-1983)
Sammy Sosa Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs (1992-2004), Baltimore Orioles (2005), Texas Rangers (2007)

Position

Carl Yastrzemski First Baseman, Outfielder
Sammy Sosa Outfielder

Height

Carl Yastrzemski 5'11"
Sammy Sosa 6'0"

Weight

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Bats

Carl Yastrzemski Left
Sammy Sosa Right

Throws

Carl Yastrzemski Right
Sammy Sosa Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

World Series Appearances

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Playoff Appearances

Carl Yastrzemski 2 (1967, 1975)
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2003)

World Series MVP

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Carl Yastrzemski Yes
Sammy Sosa No

Number Retired

Carl Yastrzemski Yes
Sammy Sosa No

MVP

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 1 (1998)

Gold Gloves

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Rookie of the Year

Carl Yastrzemski No
Sammy Sosa No

All-Star Games

Carl Yastrzemski 18 (1963, 1965-1979, 1982-1983)
Sammy Sosa 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004)

League Leader in Home Runs

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 2 (2000, 2002)

League Leader in RBIs

Carl Yastrzemski 1 (1967)
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2001)

League Leader in Hits

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Total Bases

Carl Yastrzemski 2 (1967, 1970)
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998-1999, 2001)

League Leader in Doubles

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Triples

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Runs

Carl Yastrzemski 3 (1967, 1970, 1974)
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998, 2001-2002)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Hitting

Games (G)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Plate Appearances (PA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

At Bats (AB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Batting Average (BA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Hits (H)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Runs (R)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Home Runs (HR)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Doubles (2B)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Triples (3B)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Walks (BB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts (SO)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Stolen Bases (SB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Caught Stealing (CS)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Total Bases (TB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Secondary Average (SECA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Total Average (TotA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Runs Created (RC)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Plate Appearances (PA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

At Bats (AB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Batting Average (BA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Hits (H)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Runs (R)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Home Runs (HR)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Doubles (2B)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Triples (3B)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Walks (BB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts (SO)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Stolen Bases (SB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Caught Stealing (CS)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Total Bases (TB)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Secondary Average (SECA)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Carl Yastrzemski Sammy Sosa

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