Wally Backman

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro, OR us

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

High School: Aloha HS (Aloha, OR)

Debut: September 2, 1980 (Age 20-346d, 14,360th in major league history)
vs. LAD 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1993 (Age 33-234d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Terry Bross • Previously: Dick Moss

Full Name: Walter Wayne Backman

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1986 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.2

3245

893

.275

482

RBI

240

117

OBP

.349

SLG

.339

OPS

.687

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-31 / in Starts: 0-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	42 (24-10-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-11-5)

Most Driven In
M Duncan	2
J Kruk	1
D Daulton	1
R Jordan	1
M Morandini	1
S Javier	0

Most Driven In By
D Hollins	2
L Dykstra	2
S Javier	1
J Grotewold	0
J Kruk	0

1992 Batting Game Log

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1992 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1051	2 (1)	Apr 8	PHI		CHC	W,11-3	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.65	PH
2	1052	4 (1)	Apr 10	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	3.27	-0.080	5.56	-0.08%	-0.21	PH
3	1053	7 (2)	Apr 13	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	.53	-0.014	.76	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
4	1054	8	Apr 14	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.77	-0.019	1.22	-0.02%	-0.20	2B
5	1055	9	Apr 15	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-7	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.96	0.062	1.40	0.05%	0.43	PH 2B
6	1056	10	Apr 17	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	2.01	-0.055	3.04	-0.05%	-0.20	PH
7	1057	12 (1)	Apr 19	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
8	1058	14 (1)	Apr 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	6.17	0.237	6.07	0.14%	1.63	PH 3B
9	1059	15	Apr 22	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.39	-0.010	.40	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
10	1060	20 (4)	Apr 27	PHI	@	SDP	W,12-9	7-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	1.66	0.004	1.60	0.00%	0.16	PH
11	1061	21	Apr 28	PHI	@	SDP	L,6-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	2.58	-0.064	2.75	-0.04%	-0.40	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1062	26 (4)	May 6	PHI		LAD	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	9	1.29	0.111	1.34	0.07%	1.16	PH
13	1063	31 (4)	May 12	PHI		SFG	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.385	.742	9	.48	-0.012	.33	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
14	1064	32	May 13	PHI		SFG	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	6	.48	-0.012	.30	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
15	1065	35 (2)	May 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-4	9-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.357	.732	9	4.50	0.162	2.44	0.05%	0.85	PH
16	1066	41 (5)	May 24	PHI		CIN	L,3-8	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.333	.683	2	.68	0.014	.52	0.01%	-0.24	2B
17	1067	44 (2)	May 27	PHI		ATL	L,3-9	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.333	.714	7	.10	0.003	.09	0.00%	0.37	PH
18	1068	45	May 29	PHI	@	HOU	W,2-1	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.316	.679	6	2.14	-0.056	1.85	-0.03%	-0.19	PH
19	1069	46	May 30	PHI	@	HOU	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.300	.648	8	2.71	-0.065	2.80	-0.04%	-0.20	PH
20	1070	47	May 31	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.286	.619	9	.76	-0.018	.72	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	1071	49 (1)	Jun 2	PHI	@	ATL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.273	.593	5	1.26	-0.031	1.24	-0.02%	-0.10	PH 3B
22	1072	53 (3)	Jun 7	PHI		STL	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.304	.651	7	4.39	0.169	6.63	0.15%	0.58	PH 2B
23	1073	56 (2)	Jun 10	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.333	.704	6	4.47	0.124	6.68	0.11%	0.37	PH
24	1074	58 (1)	Jun 13	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.320	.677	8	.96	-0.022	1.14	-0.02%	-0.56	PH
25	1075	59	Jun 14	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	8-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.367	.308	.674	8	1.39	-0.034	1.49	-0.02%	0.38	PH 2B
26	1076	63 (3)	Jun 18	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.387	.333	.720	9	2.36	0.053	1.77	0.02%	0.20	PH
27	1077	66 (2)	Jun 21	PHI		CHC	L,2-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.310	.674	9	.38	-0.019	.36	-0.01%	-0.29	2B
28	1078	71 (4)	Jun 27	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.382	.333	.716	5	1.12	0.089	.96	0.05%	1.06	PH
29	1079	72	Jun 28	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.371	.323	.694	9	.22	-0.006	.21	0.00%	-0.09	PH
30	1080	74 (1)	Jun 30	PHI		MON	L,2-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.361	.313	.674	9	.77	-0.018	.70	-0.01%	-0.26	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	1081	75	Jul 1	PHI		MON	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.351	.303	.654	9	.42	-0.010	.33	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
32	1082	78 (2)	Jul 3 (2)	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.270	.341	.297	.639	2	1.63	-0.027	.66	-0.01%	-0.10	2B
33	1083	83 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	PHI	@	SFG	L,6-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.289	.623	9	.12	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.13	PH
34	1084	84	Jul 8	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	.326	.286	.612	2	1.47	-0.159	.53	-0.04%	-1.04	2B
35	1085	86 (1)	Jul 10	PHI	@	SDP	L,7-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.319	.279	.598	9	.66	-0.016	.19	0.00%	-0.21	2B
36	1086	88 (1)	Jul 12	PHI	@	SDP	L,2-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.273	.585	9	.14	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.14	PH
37	1087	91 (2)	Jul 18	PHI		LAD	W,14-3	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.327	.289	.615	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
38	1088	92	Jul 19	PHI		LAD	W,6-5	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.327	.289	.615	9	2.17	-0.018	.22	0.00%	-0.17	PH
39	1089	100 (7)	Jul 28	PHI		NYM	L,6-8	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.340	.289	.629	9	1.34	0.008	.23	0.00%	0.13	PH
40	1090	102 (1)	Jul 30	PHI	@	MON	L,2-7	7-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261	.346	.283	.629	8	.13	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.11	PH 2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	1091	106 (3)	Aug 3	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.340	.277	.616	9	1.48	-0.035	.19	0.00%	-0.13	PH
42	1092	107	Aug 4	PHI	@	STL	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.352	.292	.644	8	.23	0.008	.02	0.00%	0.61	PH
							11-31		55	48	6	13	1	0	0	6	6	1	9	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	.271	.352	.292	.644		1.28	0.240	1.15	0.23%	2.70

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