Wally Backman vs. Josh Phelps — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Josh Phelps
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Josh Phelps in this comparison. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 84), contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 66), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 98). Josh Phelps held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 149 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Josh Phelps

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1102
178.32
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
179.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1552
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1394
538.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
146.91
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
236
91.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
28.61
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.32
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
55.67
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.37
85.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
254.38
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
205.34
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
205.67
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
198
76.55
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
94.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
146.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.79
85.36
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.92
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
116
44.85
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.32
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
153.48
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.32
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
16.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.55
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Josh Phelps

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
1.23
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.01
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1788
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
8.28
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
8.77
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
8.65
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.563
5.563
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.05
65.05
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
0.51
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03