Brandon Backe vs. Eric Hacker — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Hacker
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Hacker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Hacker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.722 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Eric Hacker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Eric Hacker

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
35.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Eric Hacker

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Eric Hacker

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA