Brandon Backe vs. Scott Karl — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Karl
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Scott Karl a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Scott Karl led in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 75). Scott Karl was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Scott Karl

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.09
49.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
4.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
10.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
3.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
4.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4444
39.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
5.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3977
35.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Scott Karl

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Scott Karl

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
643.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
481.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
19
68.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
23.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
29
104.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
28
100.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
4.49
16.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
150.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0