Player

Wally Backman

Player Info
Full Name
Walter Wayne
Born
September 22, 1959
Hillsboro, OR, USA
Size
5'9" / 160 lbs
B/T
B / R
Debut
September 2, 1980
Final Game
May 14, 1993
Career
14 years
Teams
Career Batting
1,102
G
.275
AVG
893
H
10
HR
240
RBI
.688
OPS
99
OPS vs Lg
54% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1993 Seattle Mariners 10 29 4 0 0 0 2 .138
1992 Philadelphia Phillies 42 48 13 1 0 0 6 .271
1991 Philadelphia Phillies 94 185 45 12 0 0 20 .243
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 104 315 92 21 3 2 62 .292
1989 Minnesota Twins 87 299 69 9 2 1 33 .231
1988 New York Mets 99 294 89 12 0 0 44 .303
1987 New York Mets 94 300 75 6 1 1 43 .250
1986 New York Mets 124 387 124 18 2 1 67 .320
1985 New York Mets 145 520 142 24 5 1 77 .273
1984 New York Mets 128 436 122 19 2 1 68 .280
1983 New York Mets 26 42 7 0 1 0 6 .167
1982 New York Mets 96 261 71 13 2 3 37 .272
1981 New York Mets 26 36 10 2 0 0 5 .278
1980 New York Mets 27 93 30 1 1 0 12 .323
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1993 AL 31 .000 .191 3.2 25.8 -17 0.0
1992 NL 55 .021 .333 10.9 16.4 90 0.0
1991 NL 220 .065 .285 13.6 13.6 91 0.0
1990 NL 361 .105 .342 11.6 14.7 120 2.0
1989 AL 337 .054 .268 9.5 13.4 69 1.0
1988 NL 347 .041 .360 11.8 14.1 120 0.0
1987 NL 335 .037 .288 7.5 12.8 64 1.0
1986 NL 440 .065 .345 8.2 7.3 118 1.0
1985 NL 574 .071 .313 6.3 12.5 92 1.0 ✓
1984 NL 499 .060 .324 11.2 12.6 105 1.0
1983 NL 45 .048 .206 4.4 17.8 20 0.0
1982 NL 312 .100 .322 15.7 15.1 121 3.0
1981 NL 42 .056 .345 9.5 16.7 101 0.0
1980 NL 110 .032 .375 10.0 12.7 118 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2B 826 1,405 1,953 69 383 .980
3B 111 51 155 21 6 .907
SS 18 20 24 1 5 .978
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1993 Seattle Mariners 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1993 Seattle Mariners 3B 9 4 14 3 0 .857
1992 Philadelphia Phillies 2B 10 10 20 1 4 .968
1992 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 Philadelphia Phillies 2B 36 50 52 2 12 .981
1991 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 20 4 27 2 1 .939
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 2B 15 22 32 0 5 1.000
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 71 34 104 12 5 .920
1989 Minnesota Twins 2B 84 146 187 6 37 .982
1988 New York Mets 2B 92 128 219 4 36 .989
1987 New York Mets 2B 87 131 210 6 44 .983
1986 New York Mets 2B 113 186 290 17 56 .966
1985 New York Mets 2B 140 272 370 7 76 .989
1985 New York Mets SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1984 New York Mets 2B 115 218 294 10 72 .981
1984 New York Mets SS 8 5 12 0 1 1.000
1983 New York Mets 2B 14 11 12 0 2 1.000
1983 New York Mets 3B 2 5 3 2 0 .800
1982 New York Mets 2B 88 169 202 14 30 .964
1982 New York Mets 3B 6 4 7 2 0 .846
1982 New York Mets SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 New York Mets 2B 11 14 21 2 2 .946
1981 New York Mets 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 New York Mets 2B 20 48 43 0 7 1.000
1980 New York Mets SS 8 14 12 1 4 .963
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 22 68 18 0 5 .265
1990 NL Championship Series Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 1 0 0 .143
1988 NL Championship Series New York Mets 7 22 6 0 2 .273
1986 NL Championship Series New York Mets 6 21 5 0 2 .238
1986 World Series New York Mets 6 18 6 0 1 .333