Brandon Backe vs. Ernie Johnson — Career Comparison

Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ernie Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Ernie Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Ernie Johnson

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
9.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
39.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ernie Johnson

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ernie Johnson

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
1388.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
508.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
91.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
76.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
24.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
116.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
116.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
101.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
21.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
6.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA