Wally Backman vs. Shanty Hogan — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Shanty Hogan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Shanty Hogan in this comparison. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 82), on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 103), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 106). Shanty Hogan held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 151 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Shanty Hogan

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
989
170.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
3474
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3180
549.22
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939
162.18
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
726
117.48
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
720
124.35
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
25.22
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.07
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
10.54
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
37.82
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.68
76.97
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1292
223.14
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1197
206.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
288
49.74
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
81.87
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
701
121.07
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494.45
85.4
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
220
38
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
32.47
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
18.48
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
6.22
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.04
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.04
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.35
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.38
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Shanty Hogan

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20957
27
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6985.2
9
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3198
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3747
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3691
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.51
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Shanty Hogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.043
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shanty Hogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0