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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
B+ B  A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 7/12/1960
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B)
A- (81.0 %) B  (63.2 %) C- (32.9 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1984 AHP 71 292 67 10 4 10 32 25 52 .689 .295 .394 .229
1984 HHP 71 279 64 9 1 17 41 18 42 .730 .279 .452 .229
1984 LHP 64 162 38 5 1 7 21 13 24 .707 .299 .407 .235
1984 RHP 117 409 93 14 4 20 52 30 70 .710 .282 .428 .227
1985 AHP 66 251 66 8 0 7 30 22 52 .701 .322 .378 .263
1985 HHP 76 272 63 5 2 9 29 29 58 .671 .307 .364 .232
1985 LHP 70 165 46 5 0 4 23 20 27 .739 .357 .382 .279
1985 RHP 120 358 83 8 2 12 36 31 83 .660 .294 .366 .232
1986 AHP 75 285 84 10 3 15 58 26 47 .862 .354 .509 .295
1986 HHP 67 245 53 8 1 4 36 22 57 .587 .280 .306 .216
1986 LHP 82 183 46 5 0 2 17 24 31 .648 .337 .311 .251
1986 RHP 120 347 91 13 4 17 77 24 73 .780 .310 .470 .262
1987 AHP 70 268 73 12 3 8 31 24 54 .762 .333 .429 .272
1987 HHP 70 266 73 16 2 5 29 21 59 .736 .330 .406 .274
1987 LHP 67 161 42 9 3 2 17 13 31 .704 .312 .391 .261
1987 RHP 122 373 104 19 2 11 43 32 82 .769 .340 .429 .279
1988 AHP 57 155 39 5 2 4 14 15 33 .709 .322 .387 .252
1988 HHP 50 127 47 5 0 12 31 14 23 1.122 .430 .693 .370
1988 LHP 36 53 22 3 1 2 10 5 7 1.080 .458 .623 .415
1988 RHP 98 229 64 7 1 14 35 24 49 .853 .350 .502 .279
1989 AHP 74 317 73 14 1 9 48 25 62 .650 .284 .366 .230
1989 HHP 68 262 94 18 4 14 52 31 36 1.051 .432 .618 .359
1989 LHP 72 170 55 11 2 7 24 15 27 .912 .376 .535 .324
1989 RHP 130 409 112 21 3 16 76 41 71 .800 .343 .457 .274
1990 AHP 54 219 68 9 1 9 39 24 48 .861 .377 .484 .311
1990 HHP 55 208 58 14 3 5 23 17 35 .782 .335 .447 .279
1990 LHP 43 70 22 6 1 1 10 10 8 .871 .400 .471 .314
1990 RHP 105 357 104 17 3 13 52 31 75 .813 .348 .465 .291
1991 AHP 69 275 74 8 3 9 42 23 49 .746 .328 .418 .269
1991 HHP 73 269 66 10 2 9 37 37 55 .733 .336 .398 .245
1991 LHP 65 123 36 7 1 3 22 14 17 .809 .370 .439 .293
1991 RHP 134 421 104 11 4 15 57 46 87 .720 .321 .399 .247
1992 AHP 71 290 83 10 1 8 44 27 63 .756 .346 .410 .286
1992 HHP 69 258 64 15 2 9 43 30 47 .756 .330 .426 .248
1992 LHP 67 104 34 9 1 5 23 14 18 .980 .403 .577 .327
1992 RHP 134 444 113 16 2 12 64 43 92 .703 .322 .381 .255
1993 AHP 60 230 59 6 2 13 52 26 49 .807 .337 .470 .257
1993 HHP 53 193 60 11 3 6 41 24 45 .879 .387 .492 .311
1993 LHP 70 137 38 5 3 6 35 17 26 .850 .361 .489 .277
1993 RHP 101 286 81 12 2 13 58 33 68 .835 .359 .476 .283
1994 AHP 70 168 43 4 4 5 27 17 28 .739 .323 .417 .256
1994 HHP 65 159 35 5 1 6 19 19 33 .685 .307 .377 .220
1994 LHP 54 92 17 2 2 2 12 5 16 .540 .224 .315 .185
1994 RHP 120 235 61 7 3 9 34 31 45 .778 .348 .430 .260
1995 AHP 73 161 50 6 1 9 30 20 34 .916 .388 .528 .311
1995 HHP 73 130 40 7 1 10 27 18 28 1.000 .392 .608 .308
1995 LHP 50 63 15 3 0 6 12 9 16 .900 .329 .571 .238
1995 RHP 120 228 75 10 2 13 45 29 46 .968 .407 .561 .329
1996 AHP 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 .837 .462 .375 .125
1996 HHP 10 17 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .471 .176 .294 .176
1996 LHP 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 .875 .375 .500 .167
1996 RHP 17 19 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 .536 .273 .263 .158
Total AHP 818 2919 780 102 26 106 448 278 573 .761 .332 .429 .267
Total HHP 800 2685 720 123 23 106 409 280 522 .788 .339 .450 .268
Total LHP 743 1489 412 70 16 47 227 160 250 .787 .347 .440 .277
Total RHP 1438 4115 1088 155 33 165 630 398 845 .769 .331 .438 .264
Total 1618 5604 1500 225 49 212 857 558 1095 .774 .335 .439 .268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Wally Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1996-09-22The Philadelphia have waived Wally Backman.
1996-06-03The Philadelphia have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire.
1996-05-22The Seattle Night Rangers have waived Wally Backman.
1996-05-08The Seattle Night Rangers have designated Wally Backman for assignment.
1996-04-11The Seattle Night Rangers have acquired Wally Backman from the waiver wire.
1996-04-01The Philadelphia have promoted Jack Young to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment.
1995-06-16The Philadelphia have re-claimed Wally Backman from the waiver wire.
1995-06-13The Philadelphia have promoted Larry Sirotka to the major league team. The Philadelphia have designated Wally Backman for assignment.
1993-04-19Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1990-05-25Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1990-05-07Wally Backman of the Philadelphia is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1988-04-04Trade #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.
1987-04-21Trade #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.
1984-03-25The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Wally Backman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Carnage have promoted Red Dead Atkins to the major league team.
1978-04-01The Cincinnati Carnage have renamed Wally Ballard to Wally Backman.