Brandon Backe vs. Mike Hedlund — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Hedlund
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Hedlund a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Mike Hedlund led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 77). Mike Hedlund was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Hedlund

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.87
54.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1397
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
465.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
8.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1963
37.94
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1757
33.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Hedlund

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.87
54.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Hedlund

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
113
449.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
151
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Mike Hedlund
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
548.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
17
67.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
17
67.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
8.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
17
67.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
20
79.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-6.94
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
63
250.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
10
39.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mike Hedlund
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100