Wally Backman Stats

Wally Backman was born on Tuesday, September 22, 1959, in Hillsboro, Oregon. Backman was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1980, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Wally Backman baseball stats page.
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Wally Backman

Wally Backman Autograph on a 1990 Topps (#5T)

Wally Backman Autograph on a 1990 Topps (#5T)
 

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Birth Name:   Walter Wayne Backman
Nickname:   Cabbage Patch or Finster or Wally
Born On:   09-22-1959
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hillsboro, Oregon
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-02-1980 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-14-1993
Draft:   1977 : 1st Round (16th)
Wally Backman

Wally Backman Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Wally Backman

Wally Backman Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1980 Mets 27 93 12 30 1 1 0 0 9 11 1 14 4 1 1 3 .323 .396 .355
1981 Mets 26 36 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 2 0 0 0 .278 .350 .333
1982 Mets 96 261 37 71 13 2 3 0 22 49 1 47 2 0 0 6 .272 .387 .372
1983 Mets 26 42 6 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 1 0 0 2 .167 .205 .214
1984 Mets 128 436 68 122 19 2 1 0 26 56 2 63 5 2 0 13 .280 .360 .339
1985 Mets 145 520 77 142 24 5 1 0 38 36 1 72 14 3 1 3 .273 .320 .344
1986 Mets 124 387 67 124 18 2 1 0 27 36 1 32 14 3 0 3 .320 .376 .385
1987 Mets 94 300 43 75 6 1 1 0 23 25 0 43 9 1 0 5 .250 .307 .287
1988 Mets 99 294 44 89 12 0 0 0 17 41 1 49 9 2 1 6 .303 .388 .344
1989 Twins 87 299 33 69 9 2 1 0 26 32 0 45 4 1 1 4 .231 .306 .284
1990 Pirates 104 315 62 92 21 3 2 0 28 42 1 53 0 3 1 5 .292 .374 .397
1991 Phillies 94 185 20 45 12 0 0 0 15 30 0 30 2 3 0 2 .243 .344 .308
1992 Phillies 42 48 6 13 1 0 0 0 6 6 1 9 1 0 0 3 .271 .352 .292
1993 Mariners 10 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 .138 .167 .138
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 1,102 3,245 482 893 138 19 10 0 240 371 9 480 68 19 5 55 .275 .349 .339
Wally Backman

Wally Backman Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1980 Mets 2B 20 - - 91 4.6 91 48 43 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Mets SS 8 - - 27 3.4 26 14 12 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1981 Mets 2B 11 - - 37 3.4 35 14 21 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1981 Mets 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1982 Mets 2B 88 - - 385 4.4 371 169 202 14 30 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1982 Mets 3B 6 - - 13 2.2 11 4 7 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 -
1982 Mets SS 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1983 Mets 2B 14 - - 23 1.6 23 11 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 Mets 3B 2 - - 10 5.0 8 5 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1984 Mets 2B 115 - - 522 4.5 512 218 294 10 72 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1984 Mets SS 8 - - 17 2.1 17 5 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Mets 2B 140 - - 649 4.6 642 272 370 7 76 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1985 Mets SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1986 Mets 2B 113 - - 493 4.4 476 186 290 17 56 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1987 Mets 2B 87 - - 347 4.0 341 131 210 6 44 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1988 Mets 2B 92 - - 351 3.8 347 128 219 4 36 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1989 Twins 2B 84 - - 339 4.0 333 146 187 6 37 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1990 Pirates 2B 15 - - 54 3.6 54 22 32 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Pirates 3B 71 - - 150 2.1 138 34 104 12 5 n/a n/a n/a .920 0.00 -
1991 Phillies 2B 36 - - 104 2.9 102 50 52 2 12 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1991 Phillies 3B 20 - - 33 1.7 31 4 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 -
1992 Phillies 2B 10 - - 31 3.1 30 10 20 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1992 Phillies 3B 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1993 Mariners 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1993 Mariners 3B 9 - - 21 2.3 18 4 14 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 826 0 0 3,427 4.1 3,358 1,405 1,953 69 383 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
3B Totals 111 0 0 227 2.0 206 51 155 21 6 n/a n/a n/a .907 0.00 --
SS Totals 18 0 0 45 2.5 44 20 24 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
14 Years 956 - 0 3,699 3.9 3,608 1,476 2,132 91 394 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
Wally Backman

Wally Backman Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1980 Mets 2 3 .400 - - n/a 0.0 6.6 10.3 - - -
1981 Mets 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 0.0 - - -
1982 Mets 8 7 .533 - - n/a 87.0 5.6 11.9 - - -
1983 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 14.0 - - -
1984 Mets 32 9 .780 - - n/a 436.0 6.9 16.8 - - -
1985 Mets 30 12 .714 - - n/a 520.0 7.2 13.7 - - -
1986 Mets 13 7 .650 - - n/a 387.0 12.1 14.3 - - -
1987 Mets 11 3 .786 - - n/a 300.0 7.0 13.0 - - -
1988 Mets 9 5 .643 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 17.3 - - -
1989 Twins 1 1 .500 - - 1 299.0 6.6 11.5 - - -
1990 Pirates 6 3 .667 - - n/a 157.5 5.9 11.3 - - -
1991 Phillies 3 2 .600 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 12.3 - - -
1992 Phillies 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 8.0 - - -
1993 Mariners 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 3.6 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 117 52 .692 - - 1 324.5 6.8 13.5 - - -
Wally Backman

Wally Backman Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1980 New York Mets 28 Undetermined - -
1981 New York Mets 6 Undetermined - -
1982 New York Mets 6 Undetermined - -
1983 New York Mets 6 Undetermined - -
1984 New York Mets 6 Undetermined - -
1985 New York Mets 6 $200,000.00 - -
1986 New York Mets 6 $325,000.00 - Stats
1987 New York Mets 6 $550,000.00 - -
1988 New York Mets 6 $650,000.00 - -
1989 Minnesota Twins 2 $750,000.00 - -
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 $400,000.00 - -
1991 Philadelphia Phillies 6 $650,000.00 - -
1992 Philadelphia Phillies 6 $650,000.00 - -
1993 Seattle Mariners 22 Undetermined - -




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