Brandon Backe vs. Jake Jaeckel — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Jaeckel
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Jaeckel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Jaeckel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.875 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Jake Jaeckel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Jake Jaeckel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
28.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Jake Jaeckel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Jake Jaeckel

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA