Brandon Backe vs. Steve Howe — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 185 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 76). Role difference aside, Steve Howe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Howe

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Howe

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Howe

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA