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Wally Backman
Walter Wayne Backman

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.

Debut September 2, 1980
  vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 14, 1993
Born September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, OR

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 20 NYM NL  27   93   12   30   1  1   0    9   2  3  11  14  .323  .396  .355  115   33   4   1   1   1   3
 1981 21 NYM NL  26   36    5   10   2  0   0    0   1  0   4   7  .278  .350  .333   97   12   2   0   0   0   0
 1982 22 NYM NL  96  261   37   71  13  2   3   22   8  7  49  47  .272  .387  .372  115   97   2   0   1   0   6
 1983 23 NYM NL  26   42    6    7   0  1   0    3   0  0   2   8  .167  .205  .214   17    9   1   0   0   0   2
 1984 24 NYM NL 128  436   68  122  19  2   1   26  32  9  56  63  .280  .360  .339   99  148   5   2   2   0  13
 1985 25 NYM NL 145  520   77  142  24  5   1   38  30 12  36  72  .273  .320  .344   87  179  14   3   1   1   3
 1986 26 NYM NL 124  387   67  124  18  2   1   27  13  7  36  32  .320  .376  .385  113  149  14   3   1   0   3
 1987 27 NYM NL  94  300   43   75   6  1   1   23  11  3  25  43  .250  .307  .287   62   86   9   1   0   0   5
 1988 28 NYM NL  99  294   44   89  12  0   0   17   9  5  41  49  .303  .388  .344  117  101   9   2   1   1   6
 1989 29 MIN AL  87  299   33   69   9  2   1   26   1  1  32  45  .231  .306  .284   63   85   4   1   0   1   4
 1990 30 PIT NL 104  315   62   92  21  3   2   28   6  3  42  53  .292  .374  .397  117  125   0   3   1   1   5
 1991 31 PHI NL  94  185   20   45  12  0   0   15   3  2  30  30  .243  .344  .308   86   57   2   3   0   0   2
 1992 32 PHI NL  42   48    6   13   1  0   0    6   1  0   6   9  .271  .352  .292   85   14   1   0   1   0   3
 1993 33 SEA AL  10   29    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .138  .167  .138  -17    4   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1102 3245  482  893 138 19  10  240 117 52 371 480  .275  .349  .339   94 1099  68  19   9   5  55
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        477   71  131  20  3   1   35  17  8  55  71  .275  .349  .339   94  162  10   3   1   1   8
 Career High    145  520   77  142  24  5   3   38  32 12  56  72  .320  .388  .397  117  179  14   3   2   1  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 20 NYM NL  110   74   13   4.8    93| .323  .263| .396  .325| .355  .382| .751  .707| 115  .552   2.4   0.2  40%
 1981 21 NYM NL   42   28    5   4.8    90| .278  .260| .350  .325| .333  .373| .683  .698|  97  .573   0.0   0.0 100%
 1982 22 NYM NL  312  205   39   5.2    94| .272  .264| .387  .327| .372  .384| .759  .711| 115  .589   7.7   0.8  53%
 1983 23 NYM NL   45   38    2   1.4    96| .167  .262| .205  .330| .214  .388| .419  .719|  17  .118  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1984 24 NYM NL  499  343   57   4.5    93| .280  .262| .360  .327| .339  .381| .699  .708|  99  .531   1.8   0.2  78%
 1985 25 NYM NL  574  410   61   4.0    94| .273  .259| .320  .327| .344  .386| .664  .712|  87  .479  -9.2  -1.0  71%
 1986 26 NYM NL  440  290   59   5.5    96| .320  .259| .376  .329| .385  .391| .761  .719| 113  .609   7.8   0.8  65%
 1987 27 NYM NL  335  243   28   3.1   102| .250  .263| .307  .332| .287  .410| .594  .742|  62  .313 -15.8  -1.5  78%
 1988 28 NYM NL  347  227   42   5.0    85| .303  .250| .388  .313| .344  .368| .732  .681| 117  .602   9.1   1.0  64%
 1989 29 MIN AL  337  240   28   3.1    99| .231  .269| .306  .335| .284  .395| .590  .730|  63  .354 -15.0  -1.5  50%
 1990 30 PIT NL  361  234   49   5.6    95| .292  .260| .374  .325| .397  .390| .771  .715| 117  .610   9.4   0.9  66%
 1991 31 PHI NL  220  149   22   4.0    93| .243  .256| .344  .324| .308  .384| .652  .708|  86  .475  -1.5  -0.2  60%
 1992 32 PHI NL   55   39    5   3.5    92| .271  .259| .352  .325| .292  .381| .644  .706|  85  .420  -0.8  -0.1 100%
 1993 33 SEA AL   31   26    1   1.0   103| .138  .268| .167  .339| .138  .409| .305  .748| -17  .056  -5.0  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     3708 2546  411   4.4    94| .275  .260| .349  .327| .339  .387| .688  .714|  94  .507 -13.9  -1.4  69%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 20 NYM NL 2B 20 48 43 0 7 1.000 .980 4.55 4.71 4.96 5.49 18 165.0 SS 8 14 12 1 4 .963 .967 3.25 4.30 3.55 5.02 8 66.0 1981 21 NYM NL 2B 11 14 21 2 2 .946 .983 3.18 4.72 5.53 5.53 5 57.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1982 22 NYM NL 2B 88 169 202 14 30 .964 .978 4.22 4.75 5.70 5.42 69 586.0 3B 6 4 7 2 0 .846 .948 1.83 2.43 3.09 2.76 4 32.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1983 23 NYM NL 2B 14 11 12 0 2 1.000 .979 1.64 4.46 4.63 5.34 3 44.7 3B 2 5 3 2 0 .800 .952 4.00 2.30 4.00 2.70 2 18.0 1984 24 NYM NL 2B 115 218 294 10 72 .981 .979 4.45 4.71 5.04 5.41 108 914.7 SS 8 5 12 0 1 1.000 .966 2.12 3.98 4.78 4.87 2 32.0 1985 25 NYM NL 2B 140 272 370 7 76 .989 .982 4.59 4.82 5.12 5.47 122 1128.0 SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.30 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1986 26 NYM NL 2B 113 186 290 17 56 .966 .980 4.21 4.54 5.05 5.21 92 848.0 1987 27 NYM NL 2B 87 131 210 6 44 .983 .982 3.92 4.44 4.69 5.19 77 654.7 1988 28 NYM NL 2B 92 128 219 4 36 .989 .980 3.77 4.58 4.41 5.22 84 707.7 1989 29 MIN AL 2B 84 146 187 6 37 .982 .981 3.96 4.51 4.57 5.24 79 655.7 DH 1 1990 30 PIT NL 3B 71 34 104 12 5 .920 .947 1.94 2.31 2.39 2.73 68 519.3 2B 15 22 32 0 5 1.000 .984 3.60 4.28 4.58 5.01 14 106.0 1991 31 PHI NL 2B 36 50 52 2 12 .981 .982 2.83 4.28 4.14 5.14 23 222.0 3B 20 4 27 2 1 .939 .951 1.55 2.31 2.31 2.74 17 120.7 1992 32 PHI NL 2B 10 10 20 1 4 .968 .980 3.00 4.27 7.50 5.17 3 36.0 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1993 33 SEA AL 3B 9 4 14 3 0 .857 .952 2.00 2.31 2.61 2.69 8 62.0 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 2.25 5.17 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 20 NYM NL 2B 20 48 43 0 7 1.000 .980 4.55 4.71 4.96 5.49 18 165.0 1981 21 NYM NL 2B 11 14 21 2 2 .946 .983 3.18 4.72 5.53 5.53 5 57.0 1982 22 NYM NL 2B 88 169 202 14 30 .964 .978 4.22 4.75 5.70 5.42 69 586.0 1983 23 NYM NL 2B 14 11 12 0 2 1.000 .979 1.64 4.46 4.63 5.34 3 44.7 1984 24 NYM NL 2B 115 218 294 10 72 .981 .979 4.45 4.71 5.04 5.41 108 914.7 1985 25 NYM NL 2B 140 272 370 7 76 .989 .982 4.59 4.82 5.12 5.47 122 1128.0 1986 26 NYM NL 2B 113 186 290 17 56 .966 .980 4.21 4.54 5.05 5.21 92 848.0 1987 27 NYM NL 2B 87 131 210 6 44 .983 .982 3.92 4.44 4.69 5.19 77 654.7 1988 28 NYM NL 2B 92 128 219 4 36 .989 .980 3.77 4.58 4.41 5.22 84 707.7 1989 29 MIN AL 2B 84 146 187 6 37 .982 .981 3.96 4.51 4.57 5.24 79 655.7 1990 30 PIT NL 2B 15 22 32 0 5 1.000 .984 3.60 4.28 4.58 5.01 14 106.0 1991 31 PHI NL 2B 36 50 52 2 12 .981 .982 2.83 4.28 4.14 5.14 23 222.0 1992 32 PHI NL 2B 10 10 20 1 4 .968 .980 3.00 4.27 7.50 5.17 3 36.0 1993 33 SEA AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1981 21 NYM NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1982 22 NYM NL 3B 6 4 7 2 0 .846 .948 1.83 2.43 3.09 2.76 4 32.0 1983 23 NYM NL 3B 2 5 3 2 0 .800 .952 4.00 2.30 4.00 2.70 2 18.0 1990 30 PIT NL 3B 71 34 104 12 5 .920 .947 1.94 2.31 2.39 2.73 68 519.3 1991 31 PHI NL 3B 20 4 27 2 1 .939 .951 1.55 2.31 2.31 2.74 17 120.7 1992 32 PHI NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1993 33 SEA AL 3B 9 4 14 3 0 .857 .952 2.00 2.31 2.61 2.69 8 62.0 1989 29 MIN AL DH 1 1980 20 NYM NL SS 8 14 12 1 4 .963 .967 3.25 4.30 3.55 5.02 8 66.0 1982 22 NYM NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1984 24 NYM NL SS 8 5 12 0 1 1.000 .966 2.12 3.98 4.78 4.87 2 32.0 1985 25 NYM NL SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.30 4.50 4.95 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 826 1405 1953 69 383 .980 .980 4.07 4.61 4.93 5.32 697 6129.3 3B* 111 51 155 21 6 .907 .948 1.86 2.32 2.46 2.73 99 754.3 SS* 18 20 24 1 5 .978 .967 2.44 4.16 3.88 4.97 10 102.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 955 1476 2132 91 394 .975 .978 3.78 4.34 4.65 5.03 806 6986
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   NLCS  NYM HOU     W   6  21   5   5  0  0  0   2   2   4  .238  .304  .238   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BOS     W   6  18   4   6  0  0  0   1   3   2  .333  .429  .333   1  1   1   0   0 
 1988   NLCS  NYM LAD     L   7  22   2   6  1  0  0   2   2   5  .273  .333  .318   1  0   2   0   0 
 1990   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   3   7   1   1  1  0  0   0   1   3  .143  .250  .286   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2  16  50   8  12  2  0  0   4   5  12  .240  .309  .280   3  0   2   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2  22  68  12  18  2  0  0   5   8  14  .265  .342  .294   4  1   3   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1985 NL-14-1
1986 NL-14-3

Caught Stealing
1985 NL-12-8

Youngest Player
1980 NL-20-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.9 (936) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (1187) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 7, 1988: Traded by the New York Mets with Mike Santiago (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Jeff Bumgarner (minors), Steve Gasser (minors), and Toby Nivens (minors).

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 5, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

April 1, 1993: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

April 5, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

May 17, 1993: Released by the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985New York Mets$200,000
1986New York Mets$325,000
1987New York Mets$550,000
1988New York Mets$650,000
1989Minnesota Twins$750,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$400,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$650,000
1992Philadelphia Phillies$650,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,175,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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