Brandon Backe vs. Bill Hart — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hart
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.595 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Bill Hart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Bill Hart

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.23
92.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
4.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4746
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1819
10.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
4.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7243
41.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
6.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6461
36.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Bill Hart

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5244
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1748
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
2.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.03
92.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.528
2.528
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Bill Hart

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
177.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
579.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
120
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
94.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
25.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.41
39.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
163.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
134.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
45.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
51.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
94.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.91
41.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
57.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
10.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100