Alex Avila vs. Wally Backman — Career Comparison

Alex Avila
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star
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 Alex Avila in this comparison. Wally Backman led in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 70), batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 97), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 110). Alex Avila held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 104 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Alex Avila and Wally Backman

Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1052
173.5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3638
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
504.67
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3245
525.08
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
714
117.76
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
25.56
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.48
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
17.32
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
44.37
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446.92
73.71
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
198.24
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1261
207.97
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
352
58.05
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
65.48
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
644
106.21
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
115.21
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
439.03
72.41
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.13
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
87.08
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.96
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
176.14
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.3
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
83
13.69
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.64
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Alex Avila and Wally Backman

Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
1.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
1.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23588
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7862.2
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6866
7.86
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
0.48
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7327
8.39
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7287
8.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.436
7.436
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.57
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.24
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0