Brandon Backe vs. Paul Giel — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Paul Giel
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Giel 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 5.39 and 1.702 for Paul Giel. 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 Paul Giel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
9.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
5.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
41.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
6.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
35.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Paul Giel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Paul Giel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
1000
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
523.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
5.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
-2
-19.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Paul Giel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Paul Giel
Career
Per 600 PA