Brandon Backe vs. Cory Gearrin — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cory Gearrin
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Cory Gearrin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cory Gearrin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 155 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 131 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 92). Role difference aside, Cory Gearrin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Cory Gearrin

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
9.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
7.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
8.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
38.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
33.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Cory Gearrin

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
10.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.145
0.145
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Cory Gearrin

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
67400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.07
72.42
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Cory Gearrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cory Gearrin
Career
Per 600 PA