How Wally Backman's Triples Compares to Similar Players

Wally Backman totaled 19 career Triples, well above the league average of 15.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Triples season came in 1985, posting 5, well above the league average of 1.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 0, well below the league average of 1.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Triples total went from 0 in 1991 to 0 in 1992 and 0 in 1993, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Triples profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Wally Backman Lifetime Triples

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Wally Backman Triples Per Season

Wally Backman's Triples for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wally Backman Triples per season line chart

Wally Backman Triples by Team

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

Wally Backman Cumulative Triples — Career Progression

A running total of Wally Backman's career Triples, 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.
Wally Backman Triples year-over-year waterfall chart

Wally Backman Triples Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wally Backman's seasonal Triples 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.
Wally Backman Triples distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wally Backman Triples — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wally Backman's MLB career with Triples 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.
Wally Backman Triples season-by-season breakdown table