Brandon Backe vs. Bob Heffner — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Heffner
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Heffner a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Bob Heffner led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 73). Bob Heffner was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Bob Heffner

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.19
27.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
9.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
6.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1505
38.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
35.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Bob Heffner

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.19
27.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Bob Heffner

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
676.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
552.94
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.61
21.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
111.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
35.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
58.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
5.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bob Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA