Brandon Backe vs. Dean Deetz — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz 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 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Brandon Backe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Dean Deetz

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.49
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Dean Deetz

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Dean Deetz

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