Brandon Backe vs. Pink Hawley — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pink Hawley
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Pink Hawley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pink Hawley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Pink Hawley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Pink Hawley

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.27
48.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
3.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9038
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3334
9.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
2.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
2.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13213
39.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1927
5.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12029
35.94
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Pink Hawley

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9066
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
2.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
2.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.12
92.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.066
2.066
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Pink Hawley

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
183.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1230
564.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
136.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
98.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
23.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
5.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
37.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117.74
54.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
193.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
160.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
59.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
74.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
129.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128.66
59.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
5.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
18.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
64.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
11.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Pink Hawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pink Hawley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100