Wally Backman vs. Will Middlebrooks — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Wally Backman and Will Middlebrooks are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Backman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .665) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .274). Will Middlebrooks had the advantage in slugging (.391 vs .339). 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 Will Middlebrooks

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
347
168.72
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
262
127.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
24.8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
47.65
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405.48
65.61
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
125.43
60.99
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
218.8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.86
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
115.21
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
231
112.32
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.86
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.81
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Will Middlebrooks

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
1.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8030
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676.2
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.76
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
1.82
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
2.68
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.58
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.13
88.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0