Brandon Backe vs. Alex Hardy — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Alex Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Alex Hardy

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
34.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Alex Hardy

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Alex Hardy

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
46.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
49.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA