Brandon Backe vs. Guido Grilli — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guido Grilli
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Guido Grilli 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 7.08 and 2.361 for Guido Grilli. 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 Guido Grilli

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.574
1.574
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
46.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.164
2.164
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
35.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Guido Grilli

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Guido Grilli

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.07
68.62
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
208.86
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.07
72.42
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Guido Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Guido Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA