John Vander Wal vs. Ben Zobrist — Career Comparison

John Vander Wal
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueUnknown
Ben Zobrist
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ben Zobrist comes out clearly ahead of John Vander Wal across most offensive categories. Ben Zobrist led in contact rate (K%+ 133 vs 71), walk rate (BB%+ 164 vs 146), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 109). John Vander Wal held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 128 vs 110). Ben Zobrist was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Vander Wal and Ben Zobrist

John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1372
260.01
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
144.91
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
3166
600
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6836
600
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2751
521.35
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5880
516.09
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
717
135.88
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1566
137.45
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
432
81.87
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
88.3
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
32.22
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
30.63
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.41
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.86
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
18.38
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
14.66
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
54.01
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
49.15
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445.98
84.52
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
940.85
82.58
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1214
230.07
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2504
219.78
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
1110
210.36
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
213.19
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
374
70.88
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
77.59
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
81.49
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
768
67.41
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
707
133.99
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
130.34
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
438.13
83.03
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.98
83.38
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.52
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.72
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
385
72.96
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
832
73.03
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.06
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.07
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
132.28
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
87.24
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
4.54
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
6.88
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.38
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.28
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.79
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.88
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
10.04
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
124
10.88
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
38
7.2
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.18
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.79
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.3
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
58
10.99
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
14.48
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 600 PA
65.52
65.52
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.3
70.3

Fielding Stats for John Vander Wal and Ben Zobrist

John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
1.36
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
1.24
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
1.08
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.01
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15174
27
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40078
27
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5058
9
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13359.1
9
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
3.5
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
1.85
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2638
1.78
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.06
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2061
3.67
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5463
3.68
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2035
3.62
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5378
3.62
John Vander Wal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.44
98.44
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.917
2.917
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.48
79.48
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.51
81.51
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.17
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
0.41
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Vander Wal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0