Brandon Backe vs. Chris Hatcher — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Hatcher
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Hatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hatcher led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Chris Hatcher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Chris Hatcher

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
9.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
9.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
39.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
35.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Chris Hatcher

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
7.94
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Chris Hatcher

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
10971.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
12.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-0.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Chris Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA