How Les Backman's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Les Backman posted a career Batting Average of .108, well below the league average of .263 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Batting Average arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Batting Average arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Batting Average profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Les Backman Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batting Average for Les Backman
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| Career | 0.108 | 85 | 74 | 0.174 |
| Season Avg. | 0.108 | 42.5 | 37 | 0.174 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.108 | 292.98 | 255.06 | 0.174 |
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Les Backman Batting Average Per Season
Les Backman's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Les Backman Batting Average by Team
Les Backman's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Les Backman Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Les Backman's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Les Backman Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Les Backman's seasonal Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Les Backman Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Les Backman's MLB career with Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
