Wally Backman vs. Shorty Fuller — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Wally Backman posted the stronger offensive profile against Shorty Fuller. Wally Backman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .611) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .322). 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 Shorty Fuller

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3678
530.86
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
863
124.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
718
103.63
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.21
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.62
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
27.02
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
405.48
65.61
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438.27
63.26
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
177.83
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
192.69
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
482
77.99
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
50.37
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474.45
68.48
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.04
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
28.58
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
20.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
117
18.93
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
169
27.35
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Shorty Fuller

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.03
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25344
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8448
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
1.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2132
2.75
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.38
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0