Wally Backman
1980–1993 · bats B / throws R · Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners
1,102G
.275AVG
.349OBP
.339SLG
More career statistics
893H
10HR
240RBI
117SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1990-04-27 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1990-04-27 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1987-04-21 | 1 in 498 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 | – | – |