How Les Backman's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Les Backman totaled 8 career Walks, well below the league average of 164.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the Walks arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the Walks arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The Walks 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 Walks and Similar Stats

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Walks Per Strikeout
Career800.29
Season Avg.400.29
162 Game Avg.27.5700.29
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Les Backman Walks Per Season

Les Backman's Walks 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 Walks per season line chart

Les Backman Walks by Team

Les Backman's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Les Backman career Walks by team bar chart

Les Backman Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Les Backman's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Les Backman Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Les Backman Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Les Backman's seasonal Walks 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 Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Les Backman Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Les Backman's MLB career with Walks 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.
Les Backman Walks season-by-season breakdown table