Victor Martinez vs. Buster Posey — Career Comparison

Victor Martinez
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Victor Martinez and Buster Posey are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 116 for Victor Martinez, 116 for Buster Posey), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 122). The overall lean goes to Buster Posey, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Victor Martinez and Buster Posey

Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1973
144.97
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1371
146.71
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8166
600
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7297
536.15
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
4970
531.84
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.825
0.825
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
158.19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1481
108.82
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040
111.29
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
31.08
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.35
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.22
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.96
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
18.07
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
158
16.91
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
49.38
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
460
49.22
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1158.93
85.15
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3320
243.94
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2936
215.72
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
914
67.16
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
70.95
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1178
86.55
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
729
78.01
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
135.64
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
132.05
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191.18
87.52
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
3.89
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.6
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
53.64
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
57.78
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
8.74
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
67
7.17
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
65.47
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
77.15
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.11
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.32
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.67
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
264
19.4
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
17.44
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.51
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.46
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.51
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.96
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.42
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88

Fielding Stats for Victor Martinez and Buster Posey

Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
1.08
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
1.08
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
1.03
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.04
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26747
27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8915.2
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6888
6.95
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.45
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
0.54
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.05
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7389
7.46
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7336
7.41
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.28
99.28
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.843
6.843
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Victor Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.2
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.15
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.04
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.02
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
0.6
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
0.43
Victor Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.18
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21