Brandon Backe vs. Rich Garces — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Garces
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Garces as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Garces led in home run suppression (HR9+ 197 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 159 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 81). Role difference aside, Rich Garces holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Rich Garces

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
7.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
4.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
7.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
38.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
33.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Rich Garces

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Rich Garces

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
57400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-128.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Rich Garces
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Garces
Career
Per 600 PA