Brandon Backe vs. Tim Crews — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Crews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Crews led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 81). Role difference aside, Tim Crews holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Tim Crews

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
38.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1642
34.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Tim Crews

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Tim Crews

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA