Bob Anderson vs. Brandon Backe — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Anderson a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Bob Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 80). Bob Anderson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Brandon Backe

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
9.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
5.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3634
38.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Brandon Backe

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Brandon Backe

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
538.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
39.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100