Brandon Backe vs. Kenley Jansen — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kenley Jansen
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Switch CarribeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenley Jansen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kenley Jansen led in run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 81). Role difference aside, Kenley Jansen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Kenley Jansen

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
5.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
12.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.682
1.682
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3680
35.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
6.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3340
32.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.72
35.72

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Kenley Jansen

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
9.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Kenley Jansen

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935
56100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.07
68.62
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
76.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
208.86
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.07
72.42
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
78.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Kenley Jansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kenley Jansen
Career
Per 600 PA