Brandon Backe vs. Josh Hancock — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Hancock
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Hancock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hancock led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 84 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Josh Hancock.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Josh Hancock

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
8.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.49
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
38.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
34.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Josh Hancock

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Josh Hancock

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
2040
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
10.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
360
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA