Wally Backman vs. Geoff Jenkins — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Geoff Jenkins
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Geoff Jenkins in this comparison. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 88), contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 74), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 106). Geoff Jenkins held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 161 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Geoff Jenkins

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1349
154.05
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5254
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4700
536.73
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293
147.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
85.31
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
34.6
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.51
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
25.24
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
62.35
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792.49
90.5
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303
263
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1807
206.36
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
482
77.99
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
78.57
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
83.71
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1200
137.04
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775.37
88.55
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
10.96
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
47.74
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.79
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1186
135.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
4.43
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.23
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
113
12.9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.65
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.6
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.25
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Geoff Jenkins

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
1.08
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
1.03
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31828
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10609.1
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
2.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.08
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.04
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2521
2.14
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2479
2.1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Geoff Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.75
94.75
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0