Brandon Backe vs. Bryan Hudson — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Hudson
Gen ZIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Hudson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Bryan Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Bryan Hudson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
36.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
32.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Bryan Hudson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Bryan Hudson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
600
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Bryan Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA