Jerry Adair vs. Wally Backman — Career Comparison

Jerry Adair
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Wally Backman comes out clearly ahead of Jerry Adair across most offensive categories. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 59), on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 94), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 105). Jerry Adair held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 54 vs 20). Wally Backman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Adair and Wally Backman

Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
161.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4315
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4019
558.84
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
142.11
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
108.88
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
22.67
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.64
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
7.93
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
33.23
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
379.17
52.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405.48
65.61
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1394
193.84
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
1247
173.4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
378
52.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
50.89
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
687
95.53
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
115.21
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
398.4
55.4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.36
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
208
28.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.31
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499
69.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
8.65
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.7
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.17
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
149
20.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
58
8.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Jerry Adair and Wally Backman

Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167
1.11
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28316
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9438.2
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2380
2.27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2878
2.74
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.1
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5361
5.11
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5258
5.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.506
4.506
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Jerry Adair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
0.59
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
0.51
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Adair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0