Wally Backman vs. Billy Consolo — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Consolo
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Wally Backman posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Consolo. Wally Backman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .605) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .317). Billy Consolo had the advantage in home run production (9 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wally Backman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Billy Consolo

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1102
178.32
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
603
265.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3245
525.08
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
1178
518.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
260
114.45
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
209
92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
31
13.65
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.84
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.96
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
27.02
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
51
22.45
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405.48
65.61
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
112.61
49.57
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
177.83
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
340
149.67
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
424
186.65
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
158
69.55
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
38.83
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
83
36.54
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
115.21
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
232
102.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
122.04
53.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.32
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
70.87
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.32
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
130.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
7.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.32
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Billy Consolo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
10.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.96
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
19
8.36
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Billy Consolo

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
1.23
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.45
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.95
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8939
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979.2
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
1.79
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2132
2.75
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
3.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.29
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
5.29
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.453
3.453
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.34
65.34
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
0.51
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Consolo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0