Brandon Backe vs. Jon Huber — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Huber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Huber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Huber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Jon Huber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Jon Huber

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
6.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
36.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
32.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.32
36.32

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Jon Huber

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Jon Huber

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
600
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jon Huber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Huber
Career
Per 600 PA