Cal Abrams vs. Wally Backman — Career Comparison

Cal Abrams
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Cal Abrams and Wally Backman are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Cal Abrams, 115 for Wally Backman), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 95). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Cal Abrams and Wally Backman

Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
567
175.18
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
1942
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
1611
497.73
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3245
525.08
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
433
133.78
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
318
98.25
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
64
19.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.87
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.89
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
35.53
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263.77
81.5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
194.95
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
744
229.87
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
79.4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
77.99
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
42.64
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
363
112.15
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
115.21
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278.7
86.11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
93.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.62
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
89.6
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.94
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.8
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.71
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Cal Abrams and Wally Backman

Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.18
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
1.23
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5500
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833.1
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
4.17
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
4.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
4.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Cal Abrams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.68
97.68
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.74
46.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Abrams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0