Brandon Backe vs. Bubba Harris — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bubba Harris
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bubba Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bubba Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Bubba Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Bubba Harris

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
9.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
39.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
35.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Bubba Harris

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
27
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525.1
9
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Bubba Harris

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
932.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
514.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
11.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
3.94
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Bubba Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bubba Harris
Career
Per 600 PA