Brandon Backe vs. Tommy Johnson — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Brandon Backe and Tommy Johnson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brandon Backe posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.23 vs 5.95) and WHIP (1.563 vs 1.724). Tommy Johnson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 1.49). 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 Tommy Johnson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
41.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
36.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Tommy Johnson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Tommy Johnson

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA