Loading games...

Wally Backman

Mets Career team 1980 to 1988
Position 2B
Born Sep 22, 1959

Key Insights

1993
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Backman more often than Kevin Gross: 62 plate appearances, in which Backman has hit .333/.387/.421.

19 hits, 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts across 62 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Backman is 15 for 26 against Charles Hudson, a .577 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

29 career plate appearances.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Backman has hit .000/.111/.000 against Bob Sebra in 18 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 15 with 0 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .686 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Jack Armstrong walks Backman in 33.3% of their meetings, 7 times in 21 plate appearances.

7 walks in 21 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Backman swings through more against Pat Perry than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

12 plate appearances between them. 90th percentile of the 73 matchups on his own record.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Tim Belcher has struck Backman out 7 times in 20 plate appearances, 35% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 20 plate appearances.

Matchups

Loading matchups...

Select a Matchup

Choose a player from the list to view all-time head-to-head stats.

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 22, 1959