Rich Amaral vs Wally Backman

Rich AmaralWally Backman

Rich Amaral and Wally Backman compared on their MLB careers: Rich Amaral played 10 seasons, 1991 to 2000, Wally Backman 14 seasons, 1980 to 1993. Rich Amaral has .276 batting average to Wally Backman's .275. Wally Backman won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Rich Amaral and Wally Backman career totals
727GP1,102
1,788AB3,245
305R482
493H893
11HR10
159RBI240
112SB117
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Rich Amaral and Wally Backman postseason
4GP22
6AB68
2R12
2H18
0HR0
0RBI5
0SB4
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.6

Titles and awards

  • Rich Amaral: 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.

Rich Amaral 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.
1st1991.063001980.32309
2nd1992.240171981.27800
3rd1993.2901441982.272322
4th1994.2634181983.16703
5th1995.2822191984.280126
6th1996.2921291985.273138
7th1997.2841211986.320127
8th1998.276141987.250123
9th1999.2770111988.303017
10th2000.217061989.231126
11th————1990.292228
12th————1991.243015
13th————1992.27106
14th————1993.13800

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI