Buster Posey vs. Justin Turner — Career Comparison

Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Justin Turner
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Buster Posey and Justin Turner 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 Buster Posey, 120 for Justin Turner), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 121). The overall lean goes to Buster Posey, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Buster Posey and Justin Turner

Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1371
146.71
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1758
162.23
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6502
600
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4970
531.84
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5709
526.82
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1617
149.22
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040
111.29
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
97.17
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
293
31.35
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
32.67
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.96
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.83
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
158
16.91
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
18.55
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
460
49.22
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
52.05
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
940.35
86.78
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2592
239.19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2342
216.12
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
663
70.95
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811
74.84
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
729
78.01
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
832
76.78
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
132.05
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442
133.07
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962.8
88.85
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.6
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.55
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
57.78
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
54.35
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.66
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
77.15
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
93.39
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Justin Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.67
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.81
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
13.47
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.34
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.2
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.54
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
71.88
71.88
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.33
78.33

Fielding Stats for Buster Posey and Justin Turner

Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1322
1.08
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
1.19
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.04
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
1.02
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30594
27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10198
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1639
1.45
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
0.54
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
1.88
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.1
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3878
3.42
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
3.33
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.19
97.19
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.806
2.806
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.3
86.3
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.15
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.27
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Justin Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21
Justin Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0