Hal McRae vs. Buster Posey — Career Comparison

Hal McRae
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Hal McRae 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 Hal McRae, 116 for Buster Posey), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 122). The overall lean goes to Buster Posey, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Hal McRae and Buster Posey

Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2084
155.17
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1371
146.71
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8058
600
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7218
537.45
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
4970
531.84
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2091
155.7
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350
100.52
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040
111.29
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
36.04
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
293
31.35
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.91
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
14.22
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
16.91
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741
55.17
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
460
49.22
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1134.32
84.46
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3280
244.23
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2818
209.83
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
940
69.99
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
70.95
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1097
81.68
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
729
78.01
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
137.45
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
132.05
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1158.3
86.25
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.88
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.6
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
48.25
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
57.78
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
5.14
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
779
58
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
77.15
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.78
7.78
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.08
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.33
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.67
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
13.85
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
8.12
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5.81
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
13.92
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Hal McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
58.29
58.29
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88

Fielding Stats for Hal McRae and Buster Posey

Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.18
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
1.08
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.08
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
1.04
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11838
27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3946
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
2.02
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.19
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
0.54
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
2.31
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
2.21
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.05
92.05
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.15
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Hal McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21