Brandon Backe vs. Bob Johnson — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Johnson
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Johnson a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Bob Johnson led in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 81). Bob Johnson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Bob Johnson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
2.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.53
41.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2077
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
6.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2948
38.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
33.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Bob Johnson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
2.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2079
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.53
41.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Bob Johnson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
587.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
503.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
48.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
41.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
9.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
54.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
99.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
51.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.59
-5.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
93
298.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
2.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Bob Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA