Brandon Backe vs. Nemo Gaines — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nemo Gaines
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Nemo Gaines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nemo Gaines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Nemo Gaines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Nemo Gaines

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
32.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Nemo Gaines

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

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Nemo Gaines

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Nemo Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nemo Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA