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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 20 NYM NL 0.0 27 110 93 12 30 1 1 0 9 2 3 11 14 .323 .396 .355 .751 115 .337 113 33 3 1 4 1 1 4/6
1981 21 NYM NL 0.4 26 42 36 5 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 .278 .350 .333 .683 97 .399 148 12 0 0 2 0 0 H4/5
1982 22 NYM NL 1.4 96 312 261 37 71 13 2 3 22 8 7 49 47 .272 .387 .372 .759 115 .361 125 97 6 0 2 0 1 4H/56
1983 23 NYM NL -0.6 26 45 42 6 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 8 .167 .205 .214 .419 17 .195 -5 9 2 0 1 0 0 H4/56
1984 24 NYM NL 1.2 128 499 436 68 122 19 2 1 26 32 9 56 63 .280 .360 .339 .700 99 .340 99 148 13 0 5 2 2 *4H/6
1985 25 NYM NL 2.5 145 574 520 77 142 24 5 1 38 30 12 36 72 .273 .320 .344 .664 87 .327 95 179 3 1 14 3 1 *4H/6
1986 26 NYM NL 3.2 124 440 387 67 124 18 2 1 27 13 7 36 32 .320 .376 .385 .761 113 .352 115 149 3 0 14 3 1 *4H
1987 27 NYM NL 0.7 94 335 300 43 75 6 1 1 23 11 3 25 43 .250 .307 .287 .593 62 .308 77 86 5 0 9 1 0 4H
1988 28 NYM NL 2.9 99 347 294 44 89 12 0 0 17 9 5 41 49 .303 .388 .344 .731 117 .355 130 101 6 1 9 2 1 4H
1989 29 MIN AL -0.7 87 337 299 33 69 9 2 1 26 1 1 32 45 .231 .306 .284 .591 63 .290 63 85 4 1 4 1 0 4/HD
1990 30 PIT NL 1.5 104 361 315 62 92 21 3 2 28 6 3 42 53 .292 .374 .397 .771 117 .362 124 125 5 1 0 3 1 5H4
1991 31 PHI NL 0.5 94 220 185 20 45 12 0 0 15 3 2 30 30 .243 .344 .308 .652 86 .319 93 57 2 0 2 3 0 H45
1992 32 PHI NL 0.2 42 55 48 6 13 1 0 0 6 1 0 6 9 .271 .352 .292 .644 85 .319 90 14 3 0 1 0 1 H4/5
1993 33 SEA AL 0.0 10 31 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .138 .167 .138 .305 -17 .240 25 4 0 0 1 0 0 /54H
14 Yrs 13.2 1102 3708 3245 482 893 138 19 10 240 117 52 371 480 .275 .349 .339 .687 94 .334 101 1099 55 5 68 19 9 4H56/D
162 Game Avg 1.9 162 545 477 71 131 20 3 1 35 17 8 55 71 .275 .349 .339 .687 94 .334 101 162 8 1 10 3 1
NYM (9 Yrs) 11.7 765 2704 2369 359 670 95 14 7 165 106 46 260 335 .283 .353 .344 .696 97 .338 104 814 41 3 60 12 7 4H6/5
PHI (2 Yrs) 0.7 136 275 233 26 58 13 0 0 21 4 2 36 39 .249 .346 .305 .650 86 .319 92 71 5 0 3 3 1 H45
PIT (1 Yr) 1.5 104 361 315 62 92 21 3 2 28 6 3 42 53 .292 .374 .397 .771 117 .362 124 125 5 1 0 3 1 5H4
MIN (1 Yr) -0.7 87 337 299 33 69 9 2 1 26 1 1 32 45 .231 .306 .284 .591 63 .290 63 85 4 1 4 1 0 4/HD
SEA (1 Yr) 0.0 10 31 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .138 .167 .138 .305 -17 .240 25 4 0 0 1 0 0 /54H
NL (12 Yrs) 13.9 1005 3340 2917 447 820 129 17 9 214 116 51 338 427 .281 .355 .346 .701 98 .339 105 1010 51 4 63 18 9 4H56
AL (2 Yrs) -0.7 97 368 328 35 73 9 2 1 26 1 1 33 53 .223 .295 .271 .566 56 .286 60 89 4 1 5 1 0 4/5HD
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 26 NYM NL,WS 12 45 39 9 11 0 0 0 3 2 1 5 6 .282 .364 .282 .646 11 0 0 1 0 1 *4/H
1988 28 NYM NL 7 26 22 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 .273 .333 .318 .652 7 0 0 2 0 0 /*4
1990 30 PIT NL 3 8 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .143 .250 .286 .536 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5H
3 Yrs 22 79 68 12 18 2 0 0 5 4 1 8 14 .265 .342 .294 .636 20 0 0 3 0 1 *4/H5
162 Game Avg 162 582 501 88 133 15 0 0 37 29 7 59 103 .265 .342 .294 .636 147 0 0 22 0 7
NYM (2 Yrs) 19 71 61 11 17 1 0 0 5 3 1 7 11 .279 .353 .295 .648 18 0 0 3 0 1 *4/H
PIT (1 Yr) 3 8 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .143 .250 .286 .536 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5H
NL (3 Yrs) 16 57 50 8 12 2 0 0 4 3 0 5 12 .240 .309 .280 .589 14 0 0 2 0 1 *4/5H
WS (1 Yr) 6 22 18 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 6 0 0 1 0 0 /*4H
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Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1980 20 NYM NL 110 1 -1 1 -6 1 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .487 .498 0.6 -0.5 6 4/6
1981 21 NYM NL 42 2 1 0 -1 0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .511 .502 0.5 0.0 4 H4/5
1982 22 NYM NL 312 8 -2 0 -7 3 3 0.3 11 13 1.4 .503 .502 2.0 -0.4 20 4H/56
1983 23 NYM NL 45 -5 0 0 -2 0 -6 -0.7 2 -5 -0.6 .474 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -3 H4/56
1984 24 NYM NL 499 0 3 -1 -10 4 -5 -0.5 17 12 1.2 .496 .497 2.2 -0.6 23 *4H/6
1985 25 NYM NL 574 -3 0 3 -1 5 4 0.5 20 24 2.5 .503 .503 2.4 0.5 25 *4H/6
1986 26 NYM NL 440 7 0 3 3 4 16 1.7 15 31 3.2 .514 .510 2.9 0.6 28 *4H
1987 27 NYM NL 335 -8 1 1 0 3 -4 -0.4 11 7 0.7 .496 .497 0.7 0.2 8 4H
1988 28 NYM NL 347 10 -2 0 4 3 15 1.7 12 27 2.9 .517 .511 2.5 0.7 23 4H
1989 29 MIN AL 337 -13 0 1 -7 2 -18 -1.8 12 -6 -0.7 .478 .488 0.1 -0.5 2 4/HD
1990 30 PIT NL 361 9 -1 1 -8 2 3 0.4 12 15 1.5 .503 .502 2.2 -0.6 23 5H4
1991 31 PHI NL 220 -2 -1 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 7 6 0.5 .498 .499 0.5 0.1 6 H45
1992 32 PHI NL 55 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 2 2 0.2 .502 .500 0.1 0.2 1 H4/5
1993 33 SEA AL 31 -3 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .488 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 /54H
14 Yrs 3708 2 -1 8 -33 28 5 0.6 126 131 13.2 .501 .501 16.3 -0.4 164 4H56/D
162 Game Avg 545 0 0 1 -5 4 1 0.1 19 19 1.9 .501 .501 2.4 -0.1 24
NYM (9 Yrs) 2704 11 1 6 -19 23 22 2.3 92 114 11.7 .503 .503 13.4 0.3 133 4H6/5
PHI (2 Yrs) 275 -2 -1 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 9 8 0.7 .499 .499 0.6 0.2 7 H45
PIT (1 Yr) 361 9 -1 1 -8 2 3 0.4 12 15 1.5 .503 .502 2.2 -0.6 23 5H4
MIN (1 Yr) 337 -13 0 1 -7 2 -18 -1.8 12 -6 -0.7 .478 .488 0.1 -0.5 2 4/HD
SEA (1 Yr) 31 -3 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .488 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 /54H
NL (12 Yrs) 3340 18 -1 7 -27 26 24 2.5 113 137 13.9 .503 .502 16.2 -0.1 163 4H56
AL (2 Yrs) 368 -16 0 1 -6 2 -19 -1.9 13 -6 -0.7 .479 .489 0.0 -0.4 1 4/5HD

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Batting Batting Ratios Batted Ball Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% LD% GB% FB% GB/FB Pull% Cent% Oppo% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1980 20 NYM NL 110 .337 113 .375 .032 0.0 12.7 10.0 0.3 0.0% 3.96 28.6 40.0 46.7 4/6
1981 21 NYM NL 42 .399 148 .345 .056 0.0 16.7 9.5 -0.1 0.0% 0.62 35.7 100.0 66.7 H4/5
1982 22 NYM NL 312 .361 125 .322 .100 1.0 15.1 15.7 -0.1 -0.2% 3.40 29.1 53.3 41.7 4H/56
1983 23 NYM NL 45 .195 -5 .206 .048 0.0 17.8 4.4 -0.7 -0.3% -4.93 66.7 50.0 H4/56
1984 24 NYM NL 499 .340 99 .324 .060 0.2 12.6 11.2 2.0 1.9% -1.76 37.9 78.0 56.4 *4H/6
1985 25 NYM NL 574 .327 95 .313 .071 0.2 12.5 6.3 0.1 0.2% 3.61 42.7 71.4 50.8 *4H/6
1986 26 NYM NL 440 .352 115 .345 .065 0.2 7.3 8.2 1.1 0.9% 3.27 41.5 65.0 64.6 *4H
1987 27 NYM NL 335 .308 77 .288 .037 0.3 12.8 7.5 -0.1 0.4% -1.01 42.4 78.6 47.1 4H
1988 28 NYM NL 347 .355 130 .360 .041 0.0 14.1 11.8 20.3 51.6 18.0 1.35 17.3 59.0 23.7 0.4 -0.2% 5.03 33.6 64.3 55.1 4H
1989 29 MIN AL 337 .290 63 .268 .054 0.3 13.4 9.5 18.5 54.1 18.1 1.39 14.3 61.9 23.8 -0.7 0.1% -6.97 31.7 50.0 36.1 4/HD
1990 30 PIT NL 361 .362 124 .342 .105 0.6 14.7 11.6 20.0 49.8 23.0 1.10 21.0 56.1 22.9 1.5 2.1% 16.44 45.1 66.7 36.7 5H4
1991 31 PHI NL 220 .319 93 .285 .065 0.0 13.6 13.6 21.3 53.8 19.4 1.21 14.4 66.3 19.4 0.4 -0.2% -2.20 26.7 60.0 31.6 H45
1992 32 PHI NL 55 .319 90 .333 .021 0.0 16.4 10.9 20.0 70.0 7.5 2.55 27.5 52.5 20.0 0.2 0.2% 2.70 31.6 100.0 33.3 H4/5
1993 33 SEA AL 31 .240 25 .190 .000 0.0 25.8 3.2 13.6 59.1 18.2 1.63 9.1 68.2 22.7 -0.4 -0.3% -4.26 40.0 60.0 /54H
14 Yrs 3708 .334 101 .318 .063 0.3 12.9 10.0 19.8 53.0 19.2 1.30 17.1 60.4 22.5 4.0 4.6% 17.91 37.5 69.2 49.3 4H56/D
MLB Average .331 100 .285 .129 2.1 14.3 8.5 20.4 43.2 25.5 0.80 28.8 52.5 18.7 30.6 67.5 44.1
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% Pos Awards
1986 26 NYM NL,WS 45 .333 .000 0.0 13.3 11.1 0.5 14.0% 2.12 56.3 66.7 *4/H
1988 28 NYM NL 26 .353 .045 0.0 19.2 7.7 0.4 8.6% 0.65 25.0 100.0 /*4
1990 30 PIT NL 8 .250 .143 0.0 37.5 12.5 -0.1 -1.8% -0.84 50.0 100.0 /5H
3 Yrs 79 .333 .029 0.0 17.7 10.1 0.8 20.8% 1.93 46.2 80.0 *4/H5
MLB Average .279 .108 1.8 17.1 8.3 27.7 71.4

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Standard Total Zone Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1980 20 NYM NL 2B 20 18 17 165.0 91 48 43 0 7 1.000 .980 -5 -34 4.96 5.49 4.55 5.49
1980 20 NYM NL SS 8 8 5 66.0 27 14 12 1 4 .963 .966 -1 -15 3.55 5.00 3.25 5.03
1981 21 NYM NL 2B 11 5 5 57.0 37 14 21 2 2 .946 .982 -1 -11 5.53 5.53 3.18 5.54
1981 21 NYM NL 3B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.90
1982 22 NYM NL 2B 88 69 39 586.0 385 169 202 14 30 .964 .978 -5 -9 5.70 5.42 4.22 5.43
1982 22 NYM NL 3B 6 4 2 32.0 13 4 7 2 0 .846 .951 -2 -64 3.09 2.76 1.83 2.78
1982 22 NYM NL SS 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -60 0.00 4.95 0.00 5.00
1983 23 NYM NL 2B 14 3 3 44.2 23 11 12 0 2 1.000 .978 -1 -24 4.63 5.34 1.64 5.31
1983 23 NYM NL 3B 2 2 2 18.0 10 5 3 2 0 .800 .949 -1 -60 4.00 2.70 4.00 2.70
1984 24 NYM NL 2B 115 108 89 914.2 522 218 294 10 72 .981 .979 -11 -14 5.04 5.41 4.45 5.39
1984 24 NYM NL SS 8 2 1 32.0 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 .965 0 15 4.78 4.87 2.13 4.86
1985 25 NYM NL 2B 140 122 104 1128.0 649 272 370 7 76 .989 .982 0 0 5.12 5.47 4.59 5.47
1985 25 NYM NL SS 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0 -240 4.50 4.95 1.00 4.90
1986 26 NYM NL 2B 113 92 78 848.0 493 186 290 17 56 .966 .980 3 4 5.05 5.21 4.21 5.22
1987 27 NYM NL 2B 87 76 55 654.2 347 131 210 6 44 .983 .982 0 -1 4.69 5.19 3.92 5.16
1988 28 NYM NL 2B 92 84 58 707.2 351 128 219 4 36 .989 .980 4 6 4.41 5.22 3.77 5.23
1989 29 MIN AL 2B 84 79 56 655.2 339 146 187 6 37 .982 .981 -7 -14 4.57 5.24 3.96 5.18
1990 30 PIT NL 3B 71 68 32 519.1 150 34 104 12 5 .920 .947 -8 -18 2.39 2.73 1.94 2.71
1990 30 PIT NL 2B 15 14 6 106.0 54 22 32 0 5 1.000 .983 0 -2 4.58 5.01 3.60 4.98
1991 31 PHI NL 2B 36 23 16 222.0 104 50 52 2 12 .981 .982 -1 -8 4.14 5.14 2.83 5.12
1991 31 PHI NL 3B 20 17 5 120.2 33 4 27 2 1 .939 .950 1 10 2.31 2.74 1.55 2.73
1992 32 PHI NL 2B 10 3 2 36.0 31 10 20 1 4 .968 .981 1 37 7.50 5.18 3.00 5.18
1992 32 PHI NL 3B 2 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.65
1993 33 SEA AL 3B 9 8 5 62.0 21 4 14 3 0 .857 .951 1 21 2.61 2.69 2.00 2.66
1993 33 SEA AL 2B 1 0 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0 0 2.25 5.18 1.00 5.10
Standard Total Zone Range Factor
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
14 Yrs 955 805 580 6985.2 3699 1476 2132 91 394 .975 .978 -33 -6 4.65 5.03 3.78 4.99
2B (14 Yrs) 2B 826 696 528 6129.1 3427 1405 1953 69 383 .980 .980 -24 -5 4.93 5.32 4.07 5.30
3B (7 Yrs) 3B 111 99 46 754.1 227 51 155 21 6 .907 .948 -8 -13 2.46 2.73 1.86 2.71
SS (4 Yrs) SS 18 10 6 102.0 45 20 24 1 5 .978 .965 -1 -11 3.88 4.96 2.44 4.94
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1986 26 NYM NL,WS 2B 12 8 89.0 48 18 30 0 7 1.000 4.85 4.00
1988 28 NYM NL 2B 7 6 56.0 28 7 19 2 1 .929 4.18 3.71
1990 30 PIT NL 3B 2 2 15.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.40 2.00
3 Yrs 21 16 160.0 80 26 52 2 8 .975 4.39 3.71
2B (2 Yrs) 2B 19 14 145.0 76 25 49 2 8 .974 4.59 3.89
3B (1 Yr) 3B 2 2 15.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.40 2.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Wally Backman?

Wally Backman is 65 years old.

When was Wally Backman born?

Wally Backman was born on September 22, 1959.

Where was Wally Backman born?

Wally Backman was born in Hillsboro, OR.

How tall is Wally Backman?

Wally Backman is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Wally Backman weigh when playing?

Wally Backman weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Wally Backman play?

Wally Backman played 14 seasons.

Is Wally Backman in the Hall of Fame?

Wally Backman has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Wally Backman drafted?

Wally Backman was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aloha HS (Aloha, OR).

What position did Wally Backman play?

Wally Backman was a Second Baseman and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Wally Backman have?

Wally Backman had 893 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Wally Backman have?

Wally Backman had 10 home runs over his career.

What was Wally Backman's average?

Wally Backman had a .275 average over his career.

How many teams has Wally Backman played for?

Wally Backman played for 5 teams; the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners.

How many World Series has Wally Backman won?

Wally Backman has won 1 World Series.

When did Wally Backman retire?

Wally Backman last played in 1993.

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