Brandon Backe vs. Dave Geisel — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Geisel
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Geisel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Geisel led in home run suppression (HR9+ 160 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 121 vs 81). Role difference aside, Dave Geisel holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Dave Geisel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
39.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
34.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Dave Geisel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Dave Geisel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
9825
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-33.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Dave Geisel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Geisel
Career
Per 600 PA