Brandon Backe vs. Alex Jones — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Alex Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Alex Jones

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
39.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
35.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Alex Jones

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.423
2.423
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Alex Jones

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
544.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
26.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
21
144.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
25.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
227.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100