Brandon Backe vs. Mike Jeffcoat — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Jeffcoat
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Jeffcoat as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Jeffcoat led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 146 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 77). Role difference aside, Mike Jeffcoat holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Jeffcoat

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
10.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2186
39.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
35.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Jeffcoat

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Mike Jeffcoat

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
51000
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.07
68.62
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
286.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
208.86
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.07
72.42
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
208.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA