#97 Les Backman, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Detroit Tigers Sunday, 10/22/1913 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Les Backman
3/20/1888 25 USA,OH,CLEVES 6"0 195
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1913 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 149 Days (149 total Days) 149 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 140 Days (312 total Days) 4 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
Talent | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 64 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/25 | @PHA | L 3-4 | * | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
8/29 | @CLE | L 1-3 | * | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/3 | BOS | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
9/7 | WAS | L 3-5 | * | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/11 | @CHA | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
9/15 | SLA | W 1-0 | * | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/19 | @PHA | W 8-6 | * | 12.1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
9/23 | CLE | W 7-6 | * | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/27 | BOS | L 2-5 | * | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | L | | | | |
10/3 | SLA | W 7-4 | * | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | W | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 31 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3.98 | 271.2 | 279 | 132 | 120 | 85 | 136 | 24 | 77.4 | 1 | 16 | 51.6 |
Projected | 31 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3.98 | 271.0 | 279 | 132 | 120 | 85 | 136 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.37 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 566 | 167 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 83 | 43 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .340 | .415 | .755 |
vs. RHB | 471 | 112 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 49 | 42 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .297 | .295 | .592 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2.98 | 145.0 | 134 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 69 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5.12 | 126.2 | 145 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 67 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 27.0 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
June | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.36 | 50.1 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 25 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 52.0 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 25 |
August | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.30 | 67.0 | 70 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 38 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.11 | 75.1 | 70 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 31 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1913 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3.98 | 271.2 | 279 | 132 | 120 | 7 | 85 | 136 | 24 | 1 | 1.34 | .304 | DET |
Total | 31 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3.98 | 271.2 | 279 | 132 | 120 | 7 | 85 | 136 | 24 | 1 | 1.34 | .304 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1909, A | 29 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2.26 | 239.0 | 192 | 71 | 60 | 2 | 74 | 199 | 14 | 3 | 1.11 | .282 |
1910, A | 31 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1.26 | 271.1 | 193 | 43 | 38 | 1 | 48 | 227 | 19 | 9 | 0.89 | .257 |
1911, A | 31 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2.19 | 267.0 | 216 | 82 | 65 | 1 | 67 | 207 | 21 | 6 | 1.06 | .266 |
1912, A | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.96 | 82.2 | 67 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 1.14 | .281 |
1912, AAA | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.17 | 149.1 | 135 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 46 | 127 | 9 | 1 | 1.21 | .303 |
1913, AAA | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.48 | 72.1 | 76 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 1.31 | .353 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1913 | 31 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | .040 | .075 | .040 | .115 | DET |
Total | 31 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | .040 | .075 | .040 | .115 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 31 | 31 | 24 | 79 | 7 | 104 | 1 | .990 | 271.2 | 3.45 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 66th overall pick, by Detroit in 1909... Injured on 8/27/1909 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 10 weeks... Injured on 8/1/1911 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days... Earned first career win on 5/20/1913... Had first career hit on 6/3/1913, off Nick Cullop (BOS)... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1913, going 18-10, 3.98 ERA... Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1913...
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