How Wally Backman's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Wally Backman posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.54, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1980, posting 99.15, near the league average of 97.82 that year. The lowest point came in 1993 at 86.36, below the league average of 97.94 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 97.08 in 1991 to 96.77 in 1992 and 86.36 in 1993. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.
Wally Backman Lifetime Fielding Percentage
Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Wally Backman
| Wally Backman
Fielding Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 97.54 |
| Season Avg. | 97.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 97.54 |
| More Info | See More |
Wally Backman Fielding Percentage Per Season
Wally Backman's Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage by Team
Wally Backman's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wally Backman Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Wally Backman's career Fielding Percentage 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.
Wally Backman Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Wally Backman's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Wally Backman's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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.
