Brandon Backe vs. Kevin Gross — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kevin Gross a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Kevin Gross led in run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 73), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 80). Kevin Gross was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Kevin Gross

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9552
34.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Kevin Gross

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Kevin Gross

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
377.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
521.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
83.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
63.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
24.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
114.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
109.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
32.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
28.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.98
16.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
24.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
277
218.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100