Brandon Backe vs. Neal Heaton — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Neal Heaton
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Neal Heaton a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Neal Heaton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 71). Neal Heaton was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Neal Heaton

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.88
52.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
4.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
9.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
4.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6481
38.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
4.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5811
34.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Neal Heaton

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.88
52.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Neal Heaton

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
1119.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
539.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
92.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
83.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
17.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
100.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
38
109.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
69.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
12.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
147.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
43.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Neal Heaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Neal Heaton
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67