How Wally Backman's Errors Compares to Similar Players

Wally Backman totaled 91 career Errors, well above the league average of 30.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Errors season came in 1980, posting 1, well below the league average of 4.3 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 17, well above the league average of 3.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Errors total went from 4 in 1991 to 1 in 1992 and 3 in 1993, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Errors profile — ranging from 1 to 17 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Wally Backman Lifetime Errors

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Season Avg.6.5
162 Game Avg.15.44
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Wally Backman Errors Per Season

Wally Backman's Errors 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 Errors per season line chart

Wally Backman Errors by Team

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

Wally Backman Cumulative Errors — Career Progression

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

Wally Backman Errors Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Wally Backman Errors — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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