Wally Backman vs. Les Lancaster — Matchup Analysis
Les Lancaster has completely neutralized Backman in this matchup. Backman's numbers against Lancaster tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 42% below the career mark of 0.687, with a batting average of just 0.200, 27% below their career average and below Lancaster's career opposing average of 0.265. Even with Backman striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lancaster. Edge: Lancaster.
How Wally Backman put the ball into play against Les Lancaster
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Les Lancaster to Wally Backman
Matchup Details for Wally Backman and Les Lancaster
Stats that describe the matchup between Wally Backman and Les Lancaster including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Wally Backman Career Plate Appearances
3708
Les Lancaster Career Batters Faced
3032
In this matchup
10
Wally Backman Career At Bats
3245
Les Lancaster Career At Bats Pitched
2696
In this matchup
0.200
Wally Backman Career Batting Average
0.275
Les Lancaster Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Home Runs
10
Les Lancaster Career Home Runs Allowed
60
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Les Lancaster Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Les Lancaster Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.021
Les Lancaster Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.147
In this matchup
0.222
Wally Backman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Les Lancaster Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Hit By Pitch
5
Les Lancaster Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Intentional Walks
9
Les Lancaster Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
1
Wally Backman Career Strikeouts
480
Les Lancaster Career Strikeouts Thrown
408
In this matchup
10.000
Wally Backman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.730
Les Lancaster Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.431
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Les Lancaster Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Wally Backman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Les Lancaster Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Sacrifice Hits
68
Les Lancaster Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Les Lancaster Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
2
Wally Backman Career Ground into Double Play
55
Les Lancaster Career Double Plays Enabled
44
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0