Wally Backman vs. Otis Brannan — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Otis Brannan
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Wally Backman and Otis Brannan are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Backman posted a career OPS of .689 against Otis Brannan's .692. On the surface stats, Wally Backman and Otis Brannan are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Otis Brannan

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
158
151.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
627
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3245
525.08
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
534
511
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
133
127.27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
95.69
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.18
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.53
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.58
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405.48
65.61
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
67.06
64.17
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
182.78
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
201
192.34
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
72
68.9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
70.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
129.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
73.4
70.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.83
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
61.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.26
27.26
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
11
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.87
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
8.41
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.61
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.48
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Otis Brannan

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20957
27
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6985.2
9
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Otis Brannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.091
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Brannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0