How Brandon Backe's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Brandon Backe posted a career ERA of 5.23, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2006, posting 3.77, below the starting pitcher average of 4.65 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 10.38, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.77 in 2007 to 6.05 in 2008 and 10.38 in 2009. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.77 to 10.38 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Brandon Backe Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Brandon Backe
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ERA | Brandon Backe
Component ERA | Brandon Backe
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.23 | 5.49 | 5.24 |
| Season Avg. | 5.23 | 5.49 | 5.24 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.23 | 5.49 | 5.24 |
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Brandon Backe ERA Per Season
Brandon Backe's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brandon Backe ERA by Team
Brandon Backe's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon Backe ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brandon Backe's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Brandon Backe ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brandon Backe's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brandon Backe ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brandon Backe's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
