Wally Backman stats

Last played for the Seattle Mariners, 1993

Third Baseman

Age 67 · 5' 9"

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Wally Backman played 14 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1993.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,102
AB
3,245
R
482
H
893
HR
10
RBI
240
SB
117
AVG
.275

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1980NYM27931230092.323
1981NYM2636510001.278
1982NYM9626137713228.272
1983NYM264267030.167
1984NYM1284366812212632.280
1985NYM1455207714213830.273
1986NYM1243876712412713.320
1987NYM94300437512311.250
1988NYM9929444890179.303
1989MIN8729933691261.231
1990PIT10431562922286.292
1991PHI9418520450153.243
1992PHI4248613061.271
1993SEA102924000.138

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
22
AB
68
R
12
H
18
HR
0
RBI
5
SB
4
AVG
.265

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,708
TB
1,099
XBH
167
HBP
5
IBB
9
GIDP
55
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1980NYM1103321130
1981NYM421220000
1982NYM31297180160
1983NYM45910020
1984NYM4991482202130
1985NYM574179301130
1986NYM440149210130
1987NYM3358680050
1988NYM347101121160
1989MIN33785121040
1990PIT361125261150
1991PHI22057120020
1992PHI551410130
1993SEA31400000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
11.5
RC
409.5
RC/27
4.30
ISOP
.063
SECA
.198
BB/K
0.77
AB/HR
324.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1980NYM-0.1134.7.0320.10.800
1981NYM0.44.94.7.0560.20.600
1982NYM1.239.45.2.1000.31.0870
1983NYM-0.50.60.4.0480.10.300
1984NYM0.957.84.6.0600.20.94360
1985NYM2.261.34.0710.20.55200
1986NYM3.059.25.5.0650.21.13870
1987NYM0.627.93.1.0370.10.63000
1988NYM2.742.55.1.0410.20.800
1989MIN-0.927.23.1.0540.20.72990
1990PIT1.4495.7.1050.20.8157.50
1991PHI0.422.44.1.0650.2100
1992PHI0.24.83.3.0210.20.700
1993SEA0.0-0.1-0.1.0000.00.100

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
67 yearsSep 22, 1959
Height
5' 9"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Hillsboro, OR

What were Wally Backman's career stats?

Wally Backman played 14 seasons for the Mets, the Twins, the Pirates, the Phillies and the Mariners. He was a career .275 hitter with 893 hits, 10 home runs and 240 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .323 batting average, 0 home runs and 9 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1980 to 1993

Championships

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