Jim Norris vs Wally Backman

Jim NorrisWally Backman

Jim Norris and Wally Backman compared on their MLB careers: Jim Norris played 4 seasons, 1977 to 1980, Wally Backman 14 seasons, 1980 to 1993. Jim Norris has .264 batting average to Wally Backman's .275. Wally Backman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Norris and Wally Backman career totals
489GP1,102
1,282AB3,245
173R482
338H893
7HR10
110RBI240
59SB117
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Jim Norris: 0 championships; none on file
  • Wally Backman: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jim Norris and Wally Backman season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1977.2702371980.32309
2nd1978.2832271981.27800
3rd1979.2463301982.272322
4th1980.2470161983.16703
5th————1984.280126
6th————1985.273138
7th————1986.320127
8th————1987.250123
9th————1988.303017
10th————1989.231126
11th————1990.292228
12th————1991.243015
13th————1992.27106
14th————1993.13800

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI