Wilson Alvarez vs. Brandon Backe — Career Comparison

Wilson Alvarez
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Wilson Alvarez a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Wilson Alvarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 95). Brandon Backe held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 71). Wilson Alvarez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Brandon Backe

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.58
52.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
8.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
6.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7518
38.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
4.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6553
33.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Brandon Backe

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.15
97.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Brandon Backe

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
2048.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
548.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
8.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-4.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
190.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100