Brandon Backe vs. Al Hrabosky — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Hrabosky
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Hrabosky as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Hrabosky led in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 79). Role difference aside, Al Hrabosky holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Al Hrabosky

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2166
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3056
38.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648
33.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Al Hrabosky

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2166
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Al Hrabosky

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
4747.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
56
486.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
20.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
18.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
147.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Al Hrabosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Hrabosky
Career
Per 600 PA