Wally Backman was a second baseman in MLB. Across 1102 career games, with a .275 batting average and 10 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NYM | 27 | 93 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 | .323 | .396 | .355 | .751 |
| 1981 | NYM | 26 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .278 | .350 | .333 | .683 |
| 1982 | NYM | 96 | 261 | 37 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 49 | 47 | .272 | .387 | .372 | .759 |
| 1983 | NYM | 26 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .205 | .214 | .419 |
| 1984 | NYM | 128 | 436 | 68 | 122 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 56 | 63 | .280 | .360 | .339 | .700 |
| 1985 | NYM | 145 | 520 | 77 | 142 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 72 | .273 | .320 | .344 | .664 |
| 1986 | NYM | 124 | 387 | 67 | 124 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 36 | 32 | .320 | .376 | .385 | .761 |
| 1987 | NYM | 94 | 300 | 43 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 43 | .250 | .307 | .287 | .593 |
| 1988 | NYM | 99 | 294 | 44 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 41 | 49 | .303 | .388 | .344 | .731 |
| 1989 | MIN | 87 | 299 | 33 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 45 | .231 | .306 | .284 | .591 |
| 1990 | PIT | 104 | 315 | 62 | 92 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 53 | .292 | .374 | .397 | .771 |
| 1991 | PHI | 94 | 185 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 30 | .243 | .344 | .308 | .652 |
| 1992 | PHI | 42 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .271 | .352 | .292 | .644 |
| 1993 | SEA | 10 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .138 | .167 | .138 | .305 |
| Career Totals | — | 1102 | 3245 | 482 | 893 | 138 | 19 | 10 | 240 | 117 | 371 | 480 | .275 | .349 | .339 | .687 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $200,000 |
| 1986 | $325,000 |
| 1987 | $550,000 |
| 1988 | $650,000 |
| 1989 | $750,000 |
| 1990 | $400,000 |
| 1991 | $650,000 |
| 1992 | $650,000 |
Career Total: $4,175,000 (8 seasons)
Average: $521,875
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.