Wally Backman
Walter Wayne Backman II
Born: January 7, 1986
Beaverton, OR US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 30 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Crook County HS (OR)
Career: 2004-2014
Wally Backman compiled a career batting average of .256 with 29 home runs and 310 RBI in his 889-game career with the Rangers, Spokane Indians, Clinton LumberKings, Joliet JackHammers, Tucson Toros, Sioux City Explorers and Gary SouthShore RailCats. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
 Rangers |
 Spokane Indians |
 Spokane Indians |
 Clinton LumberKings |
 Joliet JackHammers |
 Tucson Toros |
 Sioux City Explorers |
 Gary SouthShore RailCats |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 28 | 109 | 93 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 38 | .172 | .284 | .237 | .521 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 16 | 54 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .217 | .308 | .304 | .612 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 35 | 144 | 118 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 44 | .212 | .347 | .339 | .686 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 62 | 245 | 208 | 26 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 69 | .202 | .306 | .303 | .609 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | 44 | 143 | 128 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 60 | .211 | .273 | .258 | .531 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 85 | 288 | 256 | 34 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 65 | .285 | .346 | .391 | .737 | 100 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 75 | 270 | 246 | 24 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 76 | .244 | .301 | .337 | .639 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Ind | GOBL | Tucson Toros | 88 | 392 | 340 | 51 | 95 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 46 | 74 | .279 | .365 | .374 | .738 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 100 | 451 | 398 | 55 | 117 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 90 | .294 | .361 | .399 | .760 | 159 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 95 | 412 | 363 | 49 | 106 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 111 | .292 | .369 | .386 | .755 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 27 | 115 | 104 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | .192 | .270 | .231 | .500 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 94 | 379 | 333 | 55 | 84 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 101 | .252 | .341 | .342 | .684 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 749 | 3002 | 2633 | 343 | 675 | 111 | 23 | 29 | 310 | 69 | 25 | 311 | 768 | .256 | .337 | .349 | .686 | 919 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 2B | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.167 | ||||
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | SS | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .893 | 4.167 | ||||
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 3B | 16 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 2 | .926 | 3.125 | ||||
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 1B | 35 | 322 | 13 | 7 | 27 | .980 | 9.571 | ||||
| 2005 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 3B | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1.429 | ||||
| 2005 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 1B | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | ||||
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | CF | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 1.750 | ||||
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | OF | 49 | 96 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .961 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | RF | 42 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .977 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 1B | 14 | 106 | 12 | 2 | 8 | .983 | 8.429 | ||||
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | LF | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.111 | ||||
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | 1B | 4 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .947 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | OF | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.130 | ||||
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | RF | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.143 | ||||
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | OF | 39 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .918 | 1.436 | ||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | RF | 35 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 3B | 32 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 4 | .892 | 1.812 | ||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 1B | 20 | 134 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .979 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 1B | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.500 | ||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | OF | 34 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .955 | 1.853 | ||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | RF | 30 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 2B | 18 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 8 | .961 | 4.111 | ||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 3B | 18 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | .875 | 1.944 | ||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | Ind | GOBL | Tucson Toros | 1B | 9 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .986 | 7.778 | ||||
| 2010 | Ind | GOBL | Tucson Toros | 3B | 80 | 45 | 174 | 28 | 12 | .887 | 2.738 | ||||
| 2011 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 3B | 93 | 46 | 145 | 20 | 11 | .905 | 2.054 | ||||
| 2011 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 5 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .975 | 7.800 | ||||
| 2012 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 3B | 94 | 56 | 157 | 23 | 9 | .903 | 2.266 | ||||
| 2012 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2013 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 26 | 216 | 13 | 3 | 23 | .987 | 8.808 | ||||
| 2013 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 3B | 45 | 27 | 71 | 9 | 6 | .916 | 2.178 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 1B | 43 | 313 | 16 | 4 | 28 | .988 | 7.651 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 2B | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.500 | ||||
| Totals | 889 | 1899 | 820 | 145 | 184 | .949 | 3.058 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | June 29, 2004 | August 30, 2004 |
| 2005 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | TEX | June 21, 2005 | July 14, 2005 |
| 2005 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | July 17, 2005 | August 30, 2005 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | TEX | June 19, 2006 | September 6, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | Clinton LumberKings | TEX | April 27, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | Ind | Northern League | Joliet JackHammers | May 15, 2008 | August 31, 2008 | |
| 2009 | Ind | Northern League | Joliet JackHammers | |||
| 2010 | Ind | Golden Baseball League | Tucson Toros | May 19, 2010 | September 4, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | May 12, 2011 | August 30, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | May 17, 2012 | September 3, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | May 16, 2013 | June 14, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Ind | American Association | Gary SouthShore RailCats | May 15, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
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