Brandon Backe vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Beard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Beard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Beard

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Beard

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Beard

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA