Les Backman stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1910

Pitcher

Age 138

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Les Backman played 2 MLB seasons, 1909 to 1910.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
47
W
9
L
18
ERA
3.61
IP
244.1
K
76
BB
92
WHIP
1.45
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1909STL213114.14128.135391.44
1910STL26673.03116.041531.47

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
12
SHO
0
K/9
2.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1909STL0802.50000
1910STL0403.20000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
138 yearsMar 20, 1888
Debut
1909

What were Les Backman's career stats?

Les Backman played 2 seasons for the Cardinals. He had 9 wins and 76 strikeouts with a 3.61 ERA over 244.1 innings. His best season was 1910: 6 wins, a 3.03 ERA and 41 strikeouts.

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