Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1980
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1980
Stats
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.
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
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
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
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