Wally Backman vs. Johnny Vergez — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Johnny Vergez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Johnny Vergez in this comparison. Wally Backman led in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 64), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 97), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 91). Johnny Vergez held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 166 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Johnny Vergez

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
672
158.93
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
2537
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2323
549.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
593
140.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
411
97.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
26.96
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.78
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
12.3
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
43.04
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284.97
67.4
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
895
211.67
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
781
184.71
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
258
61.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
69.06
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
117.78
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
300.22
71
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
171
40.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
71.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.37
8.37
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
26
6.15
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
5.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
5.2
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Johnny Vergez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Johnny Vergez

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20957
27
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6985.2
9
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
1.9
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.684
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vergez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0