Wally Backman vs. Bobby Young — Career Comparison

Wally Backman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bobby Young
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Backman holds a real edge over Bobby Young in this comparison. Wally Backman led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 82), on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 92), and batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 95). Bobby Young held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 30 vs 20). The edge belongs to Wally Backman.

Hitting Stats for Wally Backman and Bobby Young

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
178.32
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
687
151.6
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3708
600
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2719
600
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3245
525.08
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2447
539.98
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
144.5
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
609
134.39
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
117.48
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
498
109.89
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
22.33
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
68
15.01
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.07
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.18
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.62
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.31
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
27.02
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
111
24.49
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405.48
65.61
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
235.62
51.99
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
177.83
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
778
171.68
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
205.34
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
819
180.73
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
77.99
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
244
53.84
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
38.83
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
137
30.23
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
115.21
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
366
80.76
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.55
72.1
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
266.7
58.85
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.81
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.44
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
60.03
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
208
45.9
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.46
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.22
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
480
77.67
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
46.78
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.83
12.83
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
11
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
13.02
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.07
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.66
Wally Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.9
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
10.81
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
18.93
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.97
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.41
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.19
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
27.35
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
37
8.16
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Bobby Young
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Wally Backman and Bobby Young

Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
1.23
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.43
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.04
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20957
27
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6985.2
9
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.9
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
8.35
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2132
2.75
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
9.09
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.12
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.36
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3699
4.77
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3437
17.8
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
4.65
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3367
17.44
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.778
3.778
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.078
5.078
Wally Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.4
84.4
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.26
29.26
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
0.51
Bobby Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.61
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0