Ryne Sandberg vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ryne Sandberg holds a real edge over Matt Williams in this comparison. Ryne Sandberg led in walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 78), contact rate (K%+ 114 vs 88), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 102). Matt Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 263 vs 208). The edge belongs to Ryne Sandberg.

Hitting Stats for Ryne Sandberg and Matt Williams

Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2164
139.88
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1866
147.41
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9282
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7595
600
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8385
542.02
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7000
553
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2386
154.23
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1878
148.36
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
105.04
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
89.03
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
26.05
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
26.7
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.91
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.76
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
282
18.23
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
29.86
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
49.19
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
751
59.33
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1334.68
86.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1066.35
84.24
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3787
244.8
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3420
270.18
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3181
205.62
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2402
189.76
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1318
85.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
997
78.76
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
68.58
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
96.22
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2097
135.55
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1837
145.12
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1370.86
88.61
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1052.6
83.16
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.34
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
49.19
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
469
37.05
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
59
3.81
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.79
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1260
81.45
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
107.68
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.57
5.57
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.71
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.59
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.9
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
8.99
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
182
14.38
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
22.24
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
53
4.19
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.92
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.76
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
29.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
88
6.95
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.27
76.27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Ryne Sandberg and Matt Williams

Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2135
1.04
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1877
1.08
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
1.02
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
1.02
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55266
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47043
27
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18422
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15681
9
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3892
1.9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1525
0.88
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6648
3.25
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3672
2.11
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.06
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.11
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10660
5.21
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
3.09
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10540
5.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5197
2.98
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.937
4.937
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.769
2.769
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
0.58
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
0.22
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0