Wally Backman
2B · 14 seasons · 1980 – 1993 · B/T: B/R
Wally Backman is 1st of 0 hitters in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. His best year was 1985: +6.4 roto value, 85th that season and 10563rd of 111,420 player-seasons on record. He banked roto value in runs (+8.1), stolen bases (+8.0) and batting average (+7.0) and gave it back in home runs (-5.7).
Hitting
Best Season
6.40
1985 · #10,563 all-time
Career Z
17.1
summed
Avg / Season
1.22
longevity-neutral
Seasons
14
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NYM | 27 | -0.66 | #298 | #34,440 |
| 1981 | NYM | 26 | -1.67 | #389 | #44,287 |
| 1982 | NYM | 96 | 1.55 | #201 | #23,728 |
| 1983 | NYM | 26 | -2.43 | #834 | #96,731 |
| 1984 | NYM | 128 | 6.11 | #93 | #11,180 |
| 1985★ | NYM | 145 | 6.40 | #85 | #10,563 |
| 1986 | NYM | 124 | 5.63 | #111 | #12,230 |
| 1987 | NYM | 94 | 0.79 | #247 | #26,679 |
| 1988 | NYM | 99 | 2.91 | #182 | #19,222 |
| 1989 | MIN | 87 | -0.52 | #310 | #33,563 |
| 1990 | PIT | 104 | 3.78 | #163 | #16,781 |
| 1991 | PHI | 94 | -0.74 | #321 | #35,052 |
| 1992 | PHI | 42 | -1.50 | #385 | #41,973 |
| 1993 | SEA | 10 | -2.58 | #1,028 | #102,063 |
★ Best season by Z