Brandon Backe vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 76). Role difference aside, Brad Hand holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Brad Hand

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Brad Hand

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Brad Hand

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA