Thurman Munson vs. Matt Wallner — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Thurman Munson and Matt Wallner are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Wallner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .763) and slugging (.485 vs .410). Thurman Munson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 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 Thurman Munson and Matt Wallner

Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
144.64
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
168.52
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5903
600
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
972
600
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5344
543.18
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
826
509.88
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1558
158.36
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
191
117.9
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
120.35
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
88
54.32
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
23.28
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
29.01
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.25
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.09
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
11.49
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.48
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
38.01
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
63.58
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733.19
74.52
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148.78
91.84
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2190
222.6
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
247.53
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2038
207.15
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
334
206.17
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
70.74
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
73.46
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
71.25
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
79.01
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1284
130.51
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
196
120.99
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785.83
79.87
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141.24
87.18
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
4.27
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
24.07
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
44.52
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.2
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.23
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
571
58.04
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
193.83
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.13
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.9
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.85
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
16.26
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.88
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.17
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.08
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.47
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.96
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.64
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.98
48.98
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Thurman Munson and Matt Wallner

Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
1.04
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.22
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.03
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.07
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34103
27
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5118
27
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11367.2
9
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
9
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6342
5.02
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
2
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
0.59
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.1
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7214
5.71
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
2.08
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7084
5.61
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.05
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.404
5.404
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.07
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.07
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
0.42
Matt Wallner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
0.34
Matt Wallner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0