Brandon Backe vs. Brandon Gomes — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Gomes
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Gomes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Gomes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 73). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 94). Role difference aside, Brandon Gomes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Brandon Gomes

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
7.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
38.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
33.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Brandon Gomes

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Brandon Gomes

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
52200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
64.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Brandon Gomes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brandon Gomes
Career
Per 600 PA