Brandon Backe vs. Joe Heving — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Heving
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Heving as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Heving posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Joe Heving had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Heving

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3116
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
9.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
39.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4175
36.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Heving

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
27
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525.1
9
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.772
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Heving

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
821.66
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
527.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
89.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
72.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
11.9
22.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
107.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
120.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
43.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
34.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
78.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
10.62
20.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.66
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
80.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
7.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA