How Wally Backman's Stolen Bases Compares to Similar Players
Wally Backman totaled 117 career Stolen Bases, well above the league average of 37.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Stolen Bases season came in 1984, posting 32, well above the league average of 5.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 0, well below the league average of 5.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Stolen Bases total went from 3 in 1991 to 1 in 1992 and 0 in 1993, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Stolen Bases profile — ranging from 0 to 32 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Wally Backman Lifetime Stolen Bases and Similar Stats
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| Career | 117 | 52 | 169 | 69.23 |
| Season Avg. | 8.36 | 3.71 | 12.07 | 69.23 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 17.2 | 7.64 | 24.84 | 69.23 |
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Wally Backman Stolen Bases Per Season
Wally Backman's Stolen Bases 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 Stolen Bases by Team
Wally Backman's career Stolen Bases totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wally Backman Cumulative Stolen Bases — Career Progression
A running total of Wally Backman's career Stolen Bases, 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 Stolen Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Wally Backman's seasonal Stolen Bases 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 Stolen Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Wally Backman's MLB career with Stolen Bases 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.
