Drew Anderson vs. Brandon Backe — Career Comparison

Drew Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Backe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.23 and WHIP 1.563 compared to 6.5 and 1.624 for Drew Anderson. By the career numbers, Brandon Backe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Anderson and Brandon Backe

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.76
10.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
37.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Drew Anderson and Brandon Backe

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Anderson and Brandon Backe

Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
2280
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Drew Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100