Brandon Backe vs. Patrick Horan — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Patrick Horan
UnknownThrows RightChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Patrick Horan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Patrick Horan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.204 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Patrick Horan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Patrick Horan

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
38.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
36.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Patrick Horan

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.47
74.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Patrick Horan

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
173.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
591.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
4.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.4
-20.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Patrick Horan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Patrick Horan
Career
Per 600 PA