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Wally Backman

Mets
2B
Position
Sep 22, 1959
Birthdate
5'9"
Height
160 lbs
Weight
14 years
Experience
Career Regular Season
10
HR
240
RBI
.275
AVG
.349
OBP
.339
SLG
3,245
AB
482
R
893
H
371
BB
117
SB
Career Postseason
0
HR
5
RBI
.265
AVG
.342
OBP
.294
SLG
68
AB
12
R
18
H
8
BB
4
SB

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

HR

25

Soto

Juan Soto

RBI

73

Bichette

Bo Bichette

AVG

.275

Soto

Juan Soto
Team Pitching Leaders

W

11

McLean

Nolan McLean

K

184

McLean

Nolan McLean

ERA

3.24

McLean

Nolan McLean
Team Rankings

HR

188

7th

R

643

21st

SO

1,317

8th

ERA

4.19

18th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
88
61
.591
Phillies Phillies
82
67
.550
6.0
Marlins Marlins
73
76
.490
15.0
Mets Mets
69
79
.466
18.5
Nationals Nationals
69
81
.460
19.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Mon
9/14
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
9/15
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
9/16
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Thu
9/17
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
7:15 PM
Last Game
NYM Mets

69 - 79

12

Final

2

NYY Yankees

85 - 63

Sat 12 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

Junior Caminero
RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

Sal Stewart

106

Burleson

Alec Burleson

100

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.310

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.310

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

179

Lopez

Otto Lopez

177

Arraez

Luis Arraez

171

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

James Wood

100

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.395

Bauers

Jake Bauers

.393

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

41

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

17

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

228

Williams

Gavin Williams

227

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.18

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.14

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

Chris Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski
Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

Nick Martinez

27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

31

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

84-64

Padres

83-65

Nationals

84-66

Cardinals

83-66

Twins

80-68

Rays

79-69
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

56-92

Dodgers

60-88

Phillies

63-86

Rangers

67-82

Guardians

69-80

Mets

70-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
88
61
.591
Phillies Phillies
82
67
.550
6.0
Marlins Marlins
73
76
.490
15.0
Mets Mets
69
79
.466
18.5
Nationals Nationals
69
81
.460
19.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - x
93
56
.624
Cubs Cubs
83
66
.557
10.0
Pirates Pirates
74
75
.497
19.0
Cardinals Cardinals
73
76
.490
20.0
Reds Reds
69
79
.466
23.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
90
58
.608
Padres Padres
80
68
.541
10.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
79
70
.530
11.5
Giants Giants
62
87
.416
28.5
Rockies Rockies
55
93
.372
35.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
89
59
.601
Yankees Yankees
85
63
.574
4.0
Red Sox Red Sox
81
68
.544
8.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
74
75
.497
15.5
Orioles Orioles
72
77
.483
17.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
76
72
.514
Guardians Guardians
75
74
.503
1.5
Twins Twins
70
78
.473
6.0
Tigers Tigers
69
79
.466
7.0
Royals Royals
66
83
.443
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
75
74
.503
Rangers Rangers
73
76
.490
2.0
Mariners Mariners
69
79
.466
5.5
Athletics Athletics
60
88
.405
14.5
Angels Angels
56
92
.378
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/29
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
6-0
Sat
8/29
LAD LAD
@
DET DET
1-2
Sat
8/29
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
6-2
Sat
8/29
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
5-17
Sat
8/29
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
3-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
COL COL
@
DET DET
12:10 PM
Sun
9/13
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
9/13
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
9/13
LAA LAA
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Sun
9/13
BAL BAL
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM