Brandon Backe vs. Gene Host — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Host
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Brandon Backe posted a stronger line than Gene Host. Brandon Backe posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.23 vs 7.31) and WHIP (1.563 vs 1.906). By the career numbers, Brandon Backe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Gene Host

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.07
12.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.49
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
42.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.906
1.906
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Gene Host

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Gene Host

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1028.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-63.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Gene Host
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Host
Career
Per 600 PA