Brandon Backe vs. Jack Harshman — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Harshman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jack Harshman a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Jack Harshman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 81). Jack Harshman was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Jack Harshman

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.49
51.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3508
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
7.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
5.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5014
38.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
3.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4453
34.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Jack Harshman

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.19
97.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Jack Harshman

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
296.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
487.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
87.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
55.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.19
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
32.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.01
57.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
167.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
170.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
52.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
74.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
103.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.56
54.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
82.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
136.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA