Why I Don't Want The Mets To Hire Wally Backman
Wally Backman would be a hire typical of the pre-Alderson Mets.
- Born: 1978/10/14
- Age: 33
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 215
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 7
- Place of birth: Santa Barbara, CA
- Drafted by: the Cleveland Indians in 2000 (14th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | 272 | 51 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 4 | .298 | .396 | .504 | |
| 2001 | 101 | 363 | 64 | 104 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 76 | 54 | 79 | 4 | 6 | .287 | .385 | .507 | |
| 2002 | 53 | 181 | 30 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 4 | 4 | .326 | .433 | .569 | |
| 2003 | 99 | 371 | 47 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 32 | 64 | 4 | 3 | .261 | .325 | .429 | |
| 2004 | Expos | 30 | 63 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .257 | .238 |
| 2004 | 98 | 347 | 74 | 119 | 29 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 51 | 62 | 0 | 1 | .343 | .428 | .620 | |
| 2005 | Nationals | 102 | 268 | 41 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 24 | 70 | 3 | 2 | .287 | .353 | .466 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .333 | |
| 2006 | Nationals | 71 | 196 | 22 | 54 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 26 | 60 | 6 | 1 | .276 | .366 | .526 |
| 2006 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .318 | .526 | |
| 2007 | Nationals | 144 | 470 | 57 | 128 | 43 | 1 | 15 | 70 | 49 | 107 | 3 | 2 | .272 | .349 | .464 |
| 2008 | Mets | 90 | 319 | 54 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 49 | 33 | 83 | 2 | 3 | .276 | .346 | .439 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | |
| 2009 | Braves | 44 | 127 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .347 | .402 |
| 2009 | Mets | 67 | 232 | 26 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 2 | .280 | .332 | .375 |
| 2009 | 111 | 359 | 46 | 98 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 58 | 6 | 2 | .273 | .338 | .384 | |
| 2010 | Diamondbacks | 37 | 49 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .345 | .490 |
| 2010 | Pirates | 69 | 170 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .240 | .312 |
| 2010 | 106 | 219 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 65 | 1 | 0 | .201 | .265 | .352 | |
| Career Total | 654 | 1894 | 251 | 500 | 134 | 7 | 56 | 267 | 188 | 459 | 21 | 10 | .264 | .336 | .431 | |
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