01/15/1993
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Wally Backman
2B - #6 - ()
Age: 33 | Bats: S | Throws: R
Overall:    Potential:
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 11 12 12
Gap 9 8 10 9
Power 1 1 1 1
Eye 11 10 12 13
Avoid K's 15 14 15 15
INFORMATION
Links:Develop - StatsLab
Birthdate:09/22/1959
Born in:Hillsboro, OR
Nationality:American
Height/Weight:5' 9"/180 lbs
Local Pop.:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
CATCHER RATINGS
C Ability Arm
- 1 -
INFIELD RATINGS
1B 2B 3B SS Range Error Arm DP
- 8 3 - 7 12 10 12
OUTFIELD RATINGS
LF CF RF Range Error Arm
- - - 5 9 8
RUN RATINGS
Speed Steal Baserun
12 18 10
BUNT RATINGS
Sacrifice For Hit
13 4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1980 Kansas City - DBL 20 99 395 126 23 3 2 36 68 40 2 3 55 12 4 .319 .382 .408 .789 114 118 2.3
1981 Kansas City - DBL 21 152 595 170 37 4 3 66 90 58 1 3 72 21 3 .286 .349 .376 .725 97 95 1.8
1982 Kansas City - DBL 22 123 433 117 16 2 2 50 46 34 2 5 43 15 4 .270 .323 .330 .653 76 77 0.4
1983 Kansas City - DBL 23 94 328 93 20 3 2 35 40 26 1 3 37 14 4 .284 .335 .381 .716 94 96 1.0
1984 Kansas City - DBL 24 71 261 72 13 0 1 25 26 19 2 1 40 16 4 .276 .329 .337 .666 81 81 0.3
1985 New York - DBL 25 153 632 164 20 0 5 54 78 57 2 7 78 48 16 .259 .319 .315 .634 85 84 1.2
1986 New York - DBL 26 107 361 68 10 1 0 15 36 33 1 2 61 13 1 .188 .257 .222 .479 39 37 -1.5
1987 New York - DBL 27 158 651 152 28 3 2 38 70 48 2 0 87 39 20 .233 .288 .295 .583 70 71 -1.0
1988 New York - DBL 28 157 611 135 21 0 2 34 68 62 0 1 112 46 16 .221 .292 .265 .557 67 62 -0.4
1989 New York - DBL 29 81 226 62 10 3 0 25 33 20 0 2 41 22 3 .274 .331 .345 .676 101 98 0.6
1990 New York - DBL 30 58 158 42 10 0 2 18 29 12 2 1 23 11 3 .266 .324 .367 .691 105 98 -0.1
Total DBL 1253 4651 1201 208 19 21 396 584 409 15 28 649 257 78 .258 .318 .325 .643 82 81 4.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1991 Tidewater - CBL 31 135 538 142 22 0 4 31 70 52 4 3 66 26 11 .264 .332 .327 .659 81 81 0.0
Total CBL 135 538 142 22 0 4 31 70 52 4 3 66 26 11 .264 .332 .327 .659 81 81
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1980 Kansas City - DBL 20 16 68 24 5 1 0 8 17 10 1 0 11 1 0 .353 .443 .456 .899 0 0 0.0
1981 Kansas City - DBL 21 7 26 6 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 .231 .286 .308 .593 0 0 0.0
1982 Kansas City - DBL 22 7 26 12 5 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .462 .500 .731 1.231 0 0 0.0
1983 Kansas City - DBL 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1991 Tidewater - CBL 31 4 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 32 121 42 12 2 0 12 26 14 1 0 17 3 0 .347 .419 .479 .898 141 148
Total CBL 4 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423 17 15
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1980 Kansas City - DBL 2B 30 30 61 79 12 141 1 .993 266.2 4.72 +0.2 1.003
1980 Kansas City - DBL 3B 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.1 1.060
1981 Kansas City - DBL 2B 124 124 252 317 60 583 14 .976 1101.0 4.65 -8.9 .949
1981 Kansas City - DBL 3B 8 7 6 16 1 22 0 1.000 71.0 2.79 +0.5 1.001
1982 Kansas City - DBL 2B 121 120 245 347 75 603 11 .982 1071.1 4.97 -3.1 .967
1983 Kansas City - DBL 2B 91 87 161 263 44 436 12 .972 786.2 4.85 -5.0 .954
1983 Kansas City - DBL 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1984 Kansas City - DBL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1984 Kansas City - DBL 2B 34 31 60 88 12 150 2 .987 289.0 4.61 -0.8 .997
1984 Kansas City - DBL 3B 5 5 2 11 0 14 1 .929 46.0 2.54 -0.3 .956
1984 Kansas City - DBL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1985 New York - DBL 2B 143 139 263 386 70 662 13 .980 1248.1 4.68 -0.6 .981
1985 New York - DBL 3B 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.046
1985 New York - DBL LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 33.0 1.36 -0.8 .791
1986 New York - DBL 2B 91 83 145 203 35 359 11 .969 749.0 4.18 -5.4 .935
1986 New York - DBL 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1986 New York - DBL LF 4 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 -1.0 .705
1987 New York - DBL 2B 147 147 298 337 65 648 13 .980 1289.0 4.43 -12.4 .923
1987 New York - DBL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1987 New York - DBL LF 3 3 8 1 0 10 1 .900 26.0 3.12 -0.4 .983
1987 New York - DBL RF 6 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 44.0 3.48 -0.6 .878
1988 New York - DBL 2B 154 153 313 370 66 694 11 .984 1356.1 4.53 -6.6 .955
1988 New York - DBL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1989 New York - DBL 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1989 New York - DBL 2B 71 57 125 153 29 285 7 .975 523.0 4.78 -6.4 .943
1990 New York - DBL 2B 34 24 57 65 8 124 2 .984 236.2 4.64 -1.9 .922
1990 New York - DBL 3B 4 4 4 9 0 14 1 .929 34.0 3.44 -1.2 .786
1990 New York - DBL SS 17 14 15 23 5 43 5 .884 125.1 2.73 -7.7 .584
1990 New York - DBL LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 .976
1991 Tidewater - CBL 2B 135 132 242 309 71 555 4 .993 1167.2 4.25 -8.8 .942
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1175 1127 2222 2917 547 5240 101 .981 10084.2 4.59 -59.8 .953
TOTAL 3B 21 18 12 43 1 57 2 .965 173.0 2.86 -0.7 .947
TOTAL SS 17 14 15 23 5 43 5 .884 125.1 2.73 -7.7 .584
TOTAL LF 12 8 20 1 0 22 1 .955 78.0 2.42 -2.2 .850
TOTAL RF 8 5 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 49.0 3.31 -0.7 .878
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1979 Drafted in the 1979 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (17); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 12 (13).
04/07/1980 Named the #25 prospect in the DBL
11/03/1980 Wins the 1980 World Series MVP Award.
11/04/1980 Wins the 1980 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 11 (11).
07/09/1982 Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 11 (11).
04/27/1983 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 11 (11).
05/15/1984 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
10/27/1984 Wins the 1984 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
12/25/1984 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Washington Senators as part of a draft pick exchange.
12/25/1984 Was traded by the Washington Senators to the New York Mets in exchange for a draft pick.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 11 (11).
09/02/1985 Goes 5-6 against the Toronto Blue Jays, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (11).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (11).
06/16/1987 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/08/1987 Goes 5-7 against the Houston Astros, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 12 (12).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (13).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (13).
07/13/1990 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (13).
05/09/1991 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/14/1991 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week.
08/19/1991 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (13).
12/25/1992 Released by the New York Mets.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 11 (13).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1985 710 6
Year AB Rank
1985 632 8
1987 651 6
Year 2B Rank
1981 37 9
Year SB Rank
1985 48 6
Year SH Rank
1981 27 1
1988 17 2
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