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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Backman | Retired (2086, Age 34) | Died (2118, Age 66) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 32 (2074) |
2B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 2 years (5 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 | 9/22/2052 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (1.4 %) | (1.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 2074 | Minors | 39.00 | 3 / 3 | 4 / 6 | 5 / 6 | 9 / 11 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 7 / 7 | 31 / 39 | |||
| 2074 | Majors | 0.64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 2075 | Minors | 37.00 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 9 | 7 / 8 | 4 / 5 | 23 / 37 | |||
| 2076 | Minors | 48.00 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 6 | 4 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 7 | 22 / 48 | |||
| 2077 | Minors | 39.00 | 4 / 10 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 4 / 5 | 17 / 39 | |||
| 2078 | Minors | 26.00 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 5 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 13 / 26 | |||
| 2079 | Majors | 24.46 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 9 / 24 |
| 2080 | Majors | 15.76 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 15 |
| 2081 | Minors | 26.00 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 8 / 26 | |||
| 2082 | Minors | 29.00 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 7 | 6 / 29 | |||
| 2083 | Minors | 21.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 21 | |||
| 2084 | Majors | 19.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 19 | |||
| 2085 | Majors | 18.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 18 | |||
| 2086 | Majors | 12.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 12 | |||
| Total | 329 | 33 | 0 | 18 / 51 | 23 / 50 | 20 / 62 | 19 / 49 | 5 / 50 | 24 / 40 | 24 / 51 | 133 / 353 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2086-11-01 | John Backman has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 2084-04-01 | The Chicago Cubbies have waived Mike Stapleton. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Gary Haney. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Pat Bell. The Chicago Cubbies have waived John Backman. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Allie Babington. The Chicago Cubbies have waived Ralph Scott. |
| 2081-03-25 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Frank McNulty to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bill Gordon to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have designated John Backman for assignment. |
| 2079-03-25 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted John Backman to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Doc Quinn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jim Lamb to the major league team. |
| 2074-04-08 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Hal Rudolph to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jack Kolb to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Otto Rodriguez to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent John Backman to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Charley Mercer to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Ray Elliott to the minors. |
| 2074-04-02 | The Chicago Cubbies have auto-promoted John Backman to the major leagues. |