Brandon Backe vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Cole Hamels a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Cole Hamels led in run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 81). Cole Hamels was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Cole Hamels

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Cole Hamels

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Cole Hamels

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
530.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
89.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.69
20.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
109.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
107.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
26.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
18.79
14.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
49.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25