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Name Team Age
Joe Backman Retired (2001, Age 34) Died (2032, Age 65)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33
(1989)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 1 years (32 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B- B+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 9/22/1967
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
C- (34.3 %) D  (14.9 %) F  (3.3 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1989 Minors 29.00 3 / 3 1 / 3 5 / 7 2 / 3 3 / 7 3 / 4 2 / 2 19 / 29
1990 Minors 30.00 5 / 6 3 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 7 3 / 4 3 / 4 17 / 30
1991 Minors 29.00 5 / 6 3 / 6 0 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 3 4 / 4 2 / 3 16 / 29
1992 Minors 18.00 0 / 0 2 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 2 6 / 18
1992 Majors 6.24 36 5 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 4 / 6
1993 Minors 2.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1993 Majors 21.32 125 21 0 1 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 6 / 21
1994 Minors 15.00 3 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 6 / 15
1994 Majors 0.54 1 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1995 Minors 18.00 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 18
1995 Majors 8.78 26 15 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 8
1996 Minors 19.00 2 / 2 1 / 5 2 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 3 2 / 3 0 / 1 7 / 19
1996 Majors 1.12 5 2 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1997 Minors 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1997 Majors 9.00 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 9
1998 Majors 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 14
1999 Majors 15.00 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 15
2000 Majors 8.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 8
2001 Majors 0.09 1 0 0 -4 / 0 -4 / 0 -3 / 0 -2 / 0 -3 / 0 0 / 0 -2 / 0 -18 / 0
Total 194 44 0 17 / 30 11 / 43 8 / 39 9 / 36 2 / 45 15 / 31 6 / 20 68 / 244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Joe Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-10-03The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Sam Brewer to the minors. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Hank Leja. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Joe Backman. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Trot Calvert.
2001-10-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Trot Calvert to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Hank Leja to the major league team.
2001-10-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Joe Backman from the waiver wire.
1997-04-18The Oakland Murder City Devils have waived Joe Backman.
1996-04-06The Oakland Murder City Devils have promoted Jim Bailey to the major league team. The Oakland Murder City Devils have designated Joe Backman for assignment.
1995-09-03The Oakland Murder City Devils have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team.
1994-10-03The Oakland Murder City Devils have designated Walton McKee for assignment. The Oakland Murder City Devils have sent Joe Backman to the minors.
1994-10-01The Oakland Murder City Devils have promoted Walton McKee to the major league team. The Oakland Murder City Devils have promoted Eddie Jorgensen to the major league team. The Oakland Murder City Devils have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team.
1994-05-24The Oakland Murder City Devils have acquired Joe Backman from the waiver wire.
1994-04-13The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Harry McMath. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Joe Backman.
1994-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Webb Greisinger to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Joe Backman to the minors.
1994-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Harry Olmo for assignment. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Ed Leopold. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Eddie Brown. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Webb Cole. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Joe Maas. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Monk Edmondson. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Chuck Schypinski.
1993-10-03The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Webb Greisinger to the minors. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Joe Backman to the minors.
1993-09-02The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team.
1993-08-26The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Grant Eischen to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Joe Backman to the minors.
1993-07-02The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team.
1993-06-08The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Grant Eischen to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Joe Backman to the minors.
1993-05-08The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Joe Campanella to the minors.
1993-05-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Campanella to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Joe Backman to the minors.
1993-04-05The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Webb Greisinger to the minors.
1993-04-05The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Joe Backman from the waiver wire.
1993-04-01The Chicago Radicals have waived Joe Backman.
1992-06-15The Chicago Radicals have sent Joe Backman down to the minors.
1992-05-05The Chicago Radicals have promoted John Schlei to the major league team. The Chicago Radicals have promoted Roric Harrison to the major league team. The Chicago Radicals have promoted Joe Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Radicals have sent Gary Andrews to the minors. The Chicago Radicals have designated Chris Tietje for assignment. The Chicago Radicals have sent Bill Weingartner to the minors.