Wally Backman vs. Cecil Fielder — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Cecil Fielder
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Cecil Fielder in this comparison. Wally Backman led in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 67), batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 105). Cecil Fielder held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 257 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Cecil Fielder

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
148.51
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5939
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3245
525.08
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5157
521
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1313
132.65
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
79.51
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
20.21
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.71
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
32.23
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
53.14
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867.45
87.64
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2484
250.95
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
207
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
75.16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
101.84
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1433
144.77
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843.96
85.26
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
70.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
7.68
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
1316
132.95
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
4.51
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
169
17.07
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.61
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Cecil Fielder

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
1.1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
1.04
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
1.07
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22479
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7382
8.87
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
0.83
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.08
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8146
9.78
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8076
9.7
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.826
8.826
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
0.51
Cecil Fielder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
0.89
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Fielder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0