Wally Backman vs. Phil Garner — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Phil Garner
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Phil Garner in this comparison. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 97), contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 99), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 103). Phil Garner held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 85 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Phil Garner

Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1860
162.68
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6860
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6136
536.68
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
139.42
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1104
96.56
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
26.15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.17
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.53
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
42.86
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799.18
69.9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2384
208.51
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2192
191.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780
68.22
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
64.55
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
123.24
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810.47
70.89
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.97
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
49.33
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.47
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
73.64
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
67
5.86
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
131
11.46
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
117
18.93
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
19.68
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
8.41
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.18
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
169
27.35
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.86
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
68.18
68.18

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Phil Garner

Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1856
1.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44662
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14887.1
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2746
1.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4356
2.63
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.16
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
4.45
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7102
4.29
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.827
3.827
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
0.45
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0