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| Name | Team | Age |
| Wally Backman | Retired (1996, Age 36) | Died (2034, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 22 (1978) |
SS | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jumbo Brown League | 0 | 12 years (56 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/12/1960 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (81.0 %) | (63.2 %) | (32.9 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Series | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1988 | LDS | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 | .286 | .643 | .286 |
| 1989 | LDS | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .778 | .278 | .500 | .278 |
| 1990 | LDS | 5 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.074 | .368 | .706 | .294 |
| 1990 | LCS | 6 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .615 | .240 | .375 | .208 |
| 1991 | LDS | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .517 | .250 | .267 | .200 |
| 1992 | LDS | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .440 | .263 | .176 | .176 |
| 1993 | LDS | 7 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .776 | .276 | .500 | .286 |
| Total | 34 | 133 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .730 | .279 | .451 | .248 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1996-11-01 | Wally Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1996-09-22 | The Philadelphia have waived Wally Backman. |
| 1996-06-03 | The Philadelphia have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire. |
| 1996-05-22 | The Seattle Night Rangers have waived Wally Backman. |
| 1996-05-08 | The Seattle Night Rangers have designated Wally Backman for assignment. |
| 1996-04-11 | The Seattle Night Rangers have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire. |
| 1996-04-01 | The Philadelphia have promoted Jack Young to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment. |
| 1995-06-16 | The Philadelphia have re-claimed Wally Backman from the waiver wire. |
| 1995-06-13 | The Philadelphia have promoted Larry Sirotka to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment. |
| 1993-04-19 | Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 36 days. |
| 1990-05-25 | Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 1990-05-07 | Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1988-04-04 | Trade #1420696 has been completed between the Philadelphia and the Houston Cougars. The Houston Cougars receive Lowell Leek, Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 PHI (Pete Pose), Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 PHI (Jack Lampard), Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 PHI (Bill Cady) from the Philadelphia in exchange for Wally Backman, Tommy Aulds. |
| 1987-04-21 | Trade #1400257 has been completed between the Houston Cougars and the Cincinnati Carnage. The Cincinnati Carnage receive Steve Umbarger, Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 CLE (Stan Tessmer) from the Houston Cougars in exchange for Wally Backman. |
| 1984-03-25 | The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Wally Backman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Red Dead Atkins to the major league team. |
| 1978-04-01 | The Cincinnati Carnage have renamed Wally Ballard to Wally Backman. |