Joe Garagiola vs. Matt Wallner — Career Comparison

Joe Garagiola
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Matt Wallner
Gen ZMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Garagiola and Matt Wallner are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Wallner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .739) and slugging (.485 vs .385). Joe Garagiola had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 vs .345). By the career numbers, Matt Wallner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Garagiola and Matt Wallner

Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
187
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
273
168.52
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2169
600
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
972
600
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
517.84
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
826
509.88
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
133.06
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
191
117.9
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
94.33
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
88
54.32
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
22.68
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
29.01
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.43
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.09
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
42
11.62
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.48
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
38.73
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
63.58
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264.25
73.1
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148.78
91.84
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
199.45
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
247.53
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
764
211.34
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
334
206.17
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
54.77
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
73.46
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
70.54
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
79.01
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
113.69
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
120.99
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280.16
77.5
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.24
87.18
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.43
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
24.07
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
73.86
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
104
64.2
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.23
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
47.86
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
314
193.83
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.32
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.85
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.28
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.38
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.17
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.47
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.94
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.64
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Garagiola and Matt Wallner

Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
12.79
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.22
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.04
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.07
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5118
27
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1706
9
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
49.9
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
2
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.65
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.79
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
56.33
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
2.08
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
55.54
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.05
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.48
98.48
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.342
4.342
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0