Brandon Backe vs. Harry Howell — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Harry Howell posted a stronger line than Brandon Backe. Harry Howell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 5.23) and WHIP (1.212 vs 1.563). By the career numbers, Harry Howell 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 Harry Howell

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
0.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.29
47.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
3.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9668
33.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Harry Howell

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
1.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10410
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.65
94.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Harry Howell

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1394
553.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
120
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
81.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
38.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.55
48.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
176.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
150.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
56.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
52.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
104.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126.25
50.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
25.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
127.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100