Brandon Backe vs. Jim Hardin — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Hardin
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Hardin a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Jim Hardin led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 89). Jim Hardin was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Hardin

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
8.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
4.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
37.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2849
34.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Hardin

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.97
97.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Hardin

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
367.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
523.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
38.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
17.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
40
89.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
36
80.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
35.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
30
67.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-0.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
219.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
47.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA