Brandon Backe vs. Ross Grimsley — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ross Grimsley a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Ross Grimsley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 88 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 87 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 58). Ross Grimsley was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Ross Grimsley

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
9.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
3.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7792
34.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ross Grimsley

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ross Grimsley

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
519
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
529.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
67.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
61.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
31.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA