Harry Anderson vs. Wally Backman — Career Comparison

Harry Anderson
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Harry Anderson in this comparison. Wally Backman led in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 77), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 100). Harry Anderson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 129 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Harry Anderson and Wally Backman

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
484
162.69
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1586
533.11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
140.84
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
261
87.73
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
27.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.38
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.17
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
53.11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244.66
82.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
713
239.66
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
594
199.66
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
199
66.89
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
81.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
128.07
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242.99
81.68
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.38
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
53.45
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
10.76
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
97.82
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.04
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
9.75
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Harry Anderson and Wally Backman

Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.08
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
1.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10697
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565.2
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
3.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.17
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1344
3.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320
3.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.077
3.077
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Harry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.14
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0