Wally Backman vs. Jason Varitek — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Jason Varitek
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Jason Varitek in this comparison. Wally Backman led in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 78), batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 102), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 107). Jason Varitek held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 135 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Jason Varitek

Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1546
158.86
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5839
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3245
525.08
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5099
523.96
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
134.3
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
81.59
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
31.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.44
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
19.83
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
52.71
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
777.61
79.9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2220
228.12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1982
203.67
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
68.23
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
77.79
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1228
126.19
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.47
78.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
371
60.03
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
614
63.09
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.46
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
77.67
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
1216
124.95
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.26
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.42
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
129
13.26
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.57
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.85
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.42
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 600 PA
58.14
58.14

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Jason Varitek

Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
1.1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
1.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36498
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12166
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10166
7.52
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
0.4
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.05
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10776
7.97
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10707
7.92
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.196
7.196
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.2
92.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.05
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Varitek
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
0.73
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Varitek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.22