Wally Backman vs. Shane Victorino — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Shane Victorino
Gen XHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Shane Victorino in this comparison. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 87), on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 105), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 108). Shane Victorino held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Shane Victorino

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1299
150.93
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5164
600
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4630
537.96
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274
148.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
865
100.5
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
26.84
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
8.13
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
12.55
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
47.52
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707.88
82.25
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1969
228.78
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1736
201.7
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
482
77.99
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
84.93
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
56.82
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1112
129.2
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733.13
85.18
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
9.41
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
44.27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
72.73
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
8.25
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
11
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
52
6.04
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
2.32
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.97
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
117
18.93
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
26.84
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.34
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
169
27.35
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
32.18
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.39
83.39

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Shane Victorino

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
1.23
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
1.09
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
0.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30079
27
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10026.1
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2613
2.35
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.12
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.01
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
4.77
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2704
2.43
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
4.65
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2689
2.41
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.778
3.778
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.4
84.4
Shane Victorino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.57
90.57
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.02
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Victorino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0