Brandon Backe vs. Ad Gumbert — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ad Gumbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ad Gumbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ad Gumbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Ad Gumbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Ad Gumbert

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.39
89.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
2.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8956
40.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1355
6.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8237
37.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ad Gumbert

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6888
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
2.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
2.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.94
90.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ad Gumbert

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
169.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
547.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
150.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
112.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
38.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
18.07
68.62
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.16
78.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
55
208.86
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
216.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
202.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
88.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
70.66
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
150.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
19.07
72.42
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.66
84.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
87.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
6.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100