Brandon Backe vs. Drew Gagnon — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Gagnon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Gagnon 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 7.32 and 1.710 for Drew Gagnon. 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 Drew Gagnon

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
12.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.49
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
43.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
39.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Drew Gagnon

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Drew Gagnon

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-2.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA