Brandon Backe vs. Rick James — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick James
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Brandon Backe posted a stronger line than Rick James. Brandon Backe posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.23 vs 13.5) and WHIP (1.563 vs 2.357). By the career numbers, Brandon Backe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Rick James

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
17.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.36
17.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.49
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
40.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Rick James

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Rick James

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA