Brandon Backe vs. Justin Hampson — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Hampson
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Hampson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Hampson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.377 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Justin Hampson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Justin Hampson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
8.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
37.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
33.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Justin Hampson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Justin Hampson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
5018.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-5.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.92
-50.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Justin Hampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Justin Hampson
Career
Per 600 PA