Wally Backman vs. Lou Dials — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Dials posted the stronger offensive profile against Wally Backman. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .689) and slugging (.399 vs .339). Wally Backman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.350 vs .338). By the career numbers, Lou Dials 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 Lou Dials

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
530.45
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
24.11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.49
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
213
197.53
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.78
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
55
51
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
11
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Lou Dials

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
1.04
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0