Wally Backman
Walter Wayne Backman
Born: September 22, 1959
Hillsboro, OR USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1980-1993
Draft: Round 1 (1977 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Aloha HS (Beaverton, OR)
Minor League Statistics
Wally Backman compiled a career batting average of .275 with 10 home runs and 240 RBI in his 1102-game career with the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | New York Mets | 27 | 110 | 93 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | .323 | .396 | .355 | .751 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | NL | New York Mets | 26 | 42 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .278 | .350 | .333 | .683 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | New York Mets | 96 | 312 | 261 | 37 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 47 | .272 | .387 | .372 | .759 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | NL | New York Mets | 26 | 45 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .205 | .214 | .419 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | New York Mets | 128 | 499 | 436 | 68 | 122 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 56 | 63 | .280 | .360 | .339 | .700 | 148 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 145 | 574 | 520 | 77 | 142 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 36 | 72 | .273 | .320 | .344 | .664 | 179 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 124 | 440 | 387 | 67 | 124 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 32 | .320 | .376 | .385 | .761 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 94 | 335 | 300 | 43 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 43 | .250 | .307 | .287 | .593 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | 99 | 347 | 294 | 44 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 49 | .303 | .388 | .344 | .731 | 101 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 87 | 337 | 299 | 33 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 45 | .231 | .306 | .284 | .591 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 104 | 361 | 315 | 62 | 92 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 53 | .292 | .374 | .397 | .771 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 220 | 185 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 30 | .243 | .344 | .308 | .652 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 55 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .271 | .352 | .292 | .644 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 10 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .138 | .167 | .138 | .305 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1102 | 3708 | 3245 | 482 | 893 | 138 | 19 | 10 | 240 | 117 | 52 | 371 | 480 | .275 | .349 | .339 | .687 | 1099 | 55 | 5 | 68 | 19 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 20 | 18 | 165.0 | 48 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 4.964 | 4.550 |
| 1980 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 8 | 8 | 66.0 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .963 | 3.545 | 3.250 |
| 1981 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 11 | 5 | 57.0 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .946 | 5.526 | 3.182 |
| 1981 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1982 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 88 | 69 | 586.0 | 169 | 202 | 14 | 30 | .964 | 5.698 | 4.216 |
| 1982 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 6 | 4 | 32.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 3.094 | 1.833 |
| 1982 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1983 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 14 | 3 | 44.7 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.634 | 1.643 |
| 1983 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1984 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 115 | 108 | 914.7 | 218 | 294 | 10 | 72 | .981 | 5.038 | 4.452 |
| 1984 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 8 | 2 | 32.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.781 | 2.125 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 140 | 122 | 1128.0 | 272 | 370 | 7 | 76 | .989 | 5.122 | 4.586 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 113 | 92 | 848.0 | 186 | 290 | 17 | 56 | .966 | 5.052 | 4.212 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 87 | 77 | 654.7 | 131 | 210 | 6 | 44 | .983 | 4.688 | 3.920 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 92 | 84 | 707.7 | 128 | 219 | 4 | 36 | .989 | 4.413 | 3.772 |
| 1989 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 84 | 79 | 655.7 | 146 | 187 | 6 | 37 | .982 | 4.571 | 3.964 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 71 | 68 | 519.3 | 34 | 104 | 12 | 5 | .920 | 2.392 | 1.944 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 15 | 14 | 106.0 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.585 | 3.600 |
| 1991 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 36 | 23 | 222.0 | 50 | 52 | 2 | 12 | .981 | 4.135 | 2.833 |
| 1991 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 20 | 17 | 120.7 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .939 | 2.312 | 1.550 |
| 1992 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 10 | 3 | 36.0 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .968 | 7.500 | 3.000 |
| 1992 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 3B | 9 | 8 | 62.0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 2.613 | 2.000 |
| 1993 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 955 | 806 | 6985.7 | 1476 | 2132 | 91 | 394 | .975 | 4.648 | 3.778 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 6 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .238 | .304 | .238 | .542 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 7 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .273 | .333 | .318 | .652 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 79 | 68 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .265 | .342 | .294 | .636 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 2B | 6 | 4 | 47.0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.979 | 4.333 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 2B | 6 | 4 | 42.0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.714 | 3.667 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 2B | 7 | 6 | 56.0 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .929 | 4.179 | 3.714 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.400 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 21 | 16 | 160.0 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 8 | .975 | 4.388 | 3.714 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
