Brandon Backe vs. Leon Hooten — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Hooten
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Hooten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Hooten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Leon Hooten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Leon Hooten

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
37.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
31.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Leon Hooten

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Leon Hooten

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
600
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA