Wally Backman

Mets

Position

Sep 22, 1959

Birthdate

5'9"

Height

160 lbs

Weight

Hillsboro

Rnd 1, #16

1977 Draft

14 years

Experience

Awards

World Series Champion

1986

Summary

Wally Backman played 14 seasons for 5 teams, including the Mets and Phillies. He had a .275 batting average, 893 hits, 10 home runs, 240 RBIs and 482 runs scored. He won 1 World Series.

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More Mets Stats

Team Batting Leaders

21

Soto

RBI

52

Soto

AVG

.290

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

7

McLean

135

McLean

ERA

2.39

Holmes

Team Rankings

117

16th

409

25th

918

3rd

ERA

4.23

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	57	41	.582
Phillies	55	45	.550	3.0
Marlins	52	48	.520	6.0
Nationals	50	50	.500	8.0
Mets	42	58	.420	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/21	NYM	@	MIL	7:40 PM
Wed 7/22	NYM	@	MIL	2:10 PM
Fri 7/24	LAD	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Sat 7/25	LAD	@	NYM	7:15 PM
Sun 7/26	LAD	@	NYM	1:40 PM

Last Game

Mets

42 - 58

Final

Phillies

55 - 45

Sun 19 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

33

Schwarber

31

Alvarez

30

Goodman

RBI Leaders

76

Walker

73

Alvarez

70

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.335

Lopez

.326

Arraez

.319

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

130

Lopez

122

Arraez

115

Alvarez

Run Leaders

91

Wood

70

Reynolds

69

Neto

OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

.409

Soto

.405

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.633

Alvarez

.596

Rice

.575

Buxton

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Gray

12

Ashby

11

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

145

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.20

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

11.16

Luzardo

10.94

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.19

Misiorowski

5.80

Schlittler

5.76

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

19

Martinez

20

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,803.2

Ohtani

1,503.2

Wood

1,366.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,241.6

Ohtani

1,116

Wood

1,025

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

58-40

59-41

57-41

56-42

55-44

54-44

Worst Record ATS

38-62

39-61

43-57

44-56

44-55

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	57	41	.582
Phillies	55	45	.550	3.0
Marlins	52	48	.520	6.0
Nationals	50	50	.500	8.0
Mets	42	58	.420	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	62	37	.626
Cubs	56	43	.566	6.0
Cardinals	51	47	.520	10.5
Pirates	52	48	.520	10.5
Reds	45	53	.459	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	63	37	.630
Diamondbacks	51	48	.515	11.5
Padres	49	50	.495	13.5
Giants	42	57	.424	20.5
Rockies	40	61	.396	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	56	42	.571
Yankees	55	44	.556	1.5
Red Sox	50	48	.510	6.0
Orioles	49	51	.490	8.0
Blue Jays	46	53	.465	10.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	52	46	.531
Guardians	52	48	.520	1.0
Twins	49	51	.490	4.0
Tigers	46	53	.465	6.5
Royals	40	60	.400	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	50	49	.505
Mariners	50	50	.500	0.5
Astros	47	54	.465	4.0
Athletics	42	57	.424	8.0
Angels	39	61	.390	11.5