Yogi Berra by the numbers
Yankees great Yogi Berra, who died Tuesday at age 90, is largely known for his humorous "Yogi-isms,'' but that often overshadows what a great player he was. A look at the Hall of Fame catcher's career, by the numbers:
10 World Series championships, among 14 appearances, as a player
2 World Series appearances as manager (1964 Yankees, '73 Mets)
21 World Series appearances as a player, manager or coach
71 World Series hits, a record
75 World Series games played, a record
3 AL MVP awards, in 1951, '54 and '55
15 Consecutive All-Star Game appearances
.285 Career batting average
358 Career home runs
1,430 Career RBI
414 Career strikeouts, in 8,359 plate appearances. That's 4.95 percent. By comparison, Bryce Harper, one of the best active players, has struck out 439 times in 2,100 plate appearances.
12 Strikeouts in 1950, when he hit .322 with 28 homers and 124 RBI — and didn't win the AL MVP, which went to teammate Phil Rizzuto
117 Times he caught both games of a doubleheader
.989 Career fielding percentage as a catcher
$65,000 His salary in 1957, his highest as a player