Wally Backman
1980–1993 · bats B / throws R · Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners
1,102G
.275AVG
.349OBP
.339SLG
893H
10HR
240RBI
117SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,102 | 3,708 | 3,245 | 482 | 893 | 138 | 19 | 10 | 240 | 371 | 480 | 117 | 52 | 5 | 19 | 1,099 | .275 | .349 | .339 | .688 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1985-07-30 to 1985-08-15
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1990-04-27 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1987-04-21 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1984-07-20 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 545 | 1792 | 446 | 2 | 116 | 185 | 220 | .286 | .352 | .344 |
| Away | 557 | 1916 | 447 | 8 | 124 | 186 | 260 | .265 | .330 | .334 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 164 | 519 | 128 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 66 | .277 | .333 | .340 |
| May | 199 | 624 | 151 | 2 | 35 | 52 | 95 | .269 | .325 | .324 |
| June | 203 | 708 | 164 | 2 | 38 | 73 | 89 | .264 | .335 | .320 |
| July | 177 | 622 | 161 | 3 | 50 | 76 | 80 | .306 | .381 | .378 |
| August | 178 | 606 | 138 | 2 | 38 | 60 | 72 | .259 | .327 | .329 |
| September | 163 | 567 | 135 | 1 | 42 | 63 | 73 | .280 | .349 | .346 |
| October | 18 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .271 | .290 | .339 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 118 | 415 | 86 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 60 | .238 | .306 | .296 |
| chicago-cubs | 116 | 373 | 113 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 52 | .340 | .375 | .404 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 107 | 344 | 74 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 37 | .247 | .326 | .317 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 101 | 319 | 74 | 1 | 20 | 37 | 42 | .268 | .348 | .312 |
| san-diego-padres | 84 | 280 | 68 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 32 | .281 | .350 | .351 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 84 | 266 | 78 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 27 | .347 | .436 | .418 |
| san-francisco-giants | 83 | 290 | 66 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 42 | .256 | .317 | .322 |
| houston-astros | 78 | 265 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 34 | .233 | .306 | .263 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  New York Mets | 27 | 93 | 30 | – | 9 | 2 | .323 | – | – |
| 1981 | New York Mets | 26 | 36 | 10 | – | – | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1982 | New York Mets | 96 | 261 | 71 | 3 | 22 | 8 | .272 | – | – |
| 1983 | New York Mets | 26 | 42 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1984 | New York Mets | 128 | 436 | 122 | 1 | 26 | 32 | .280 | – | – |
| 1985 | New York Mets | 145 | 520 | 142 | 1 | 38 | 30 | .273 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 124 | 387 | 124 | 1 | 27 | 13 | .320 | – | – |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 94 | 300 | 75 | 1 | 23 | 11 | .250 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 99 | 294 | 89 | – | 17 | 9 | .303 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Minnesota Twins | 87 | 299 | 69 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 104 | 315 | 92 | 2 | 28 | 6 | .292 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 185 | 45 | – | 15 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1992 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 48 | 13 | – | 6 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Seattle Mariners | 10 | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | .138 | – | – |