Wally Backman vs. Poindexter Williams — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Poindexter Williams
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Poindexter Williams posted the stronger offensive profile against Wally Backman. Poindexter Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.782 vs .689) and slugging (.434 vs .339). By the career numbers, Poindexter Williams 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 Poindexter Williams

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
427
177.79
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1317
548.37
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
144.5
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
166.55
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
726
117.48
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
122.41
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
22.33
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
25.4
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.99
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.74
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
27.02
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
44.14
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405.48
65.61
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199.72
83.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
177.83
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
238.17
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
488
203.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
159
66.2
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
38.83
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
99.51
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
115.21
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
156.97
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445.55
72.1
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222.34
92.58
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.81
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
82
34.14
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480.33
480.33
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.33
27.33
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
11
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
14.99
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.9
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.41
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.83
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.86
92.86

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Poindexter Williams

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
1.23
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.46
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7178
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2392.2
9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
5.37
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2132
2.75
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.88
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.24
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.5
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
6.25
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Poindexter Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.284
4.284
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.81
68.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
0.51
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
1
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Poindexter Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0