Brandon Backe vs. Jim Handiboe — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Handiboe
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Handiboe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Handiboe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.009 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Jim Handiboe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Handiboe

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
36.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
33.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Handiboe

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Handiboe

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
14
168
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
528
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
21.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
11
132
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
15.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jim Handiboe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Handiboe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100