Brandon Backe vs. Joe Keener — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Keener
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Brandon Backe and Joe Keener are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brandon Backe posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.23 vs 10.38) and WHIP (1.563 vs 3.462). Joe Keener had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 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 Joe Keener

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.27
15.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.077
2.077
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
56.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.462
3.462
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
37.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.08
56.08

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Keener

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.35
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Keener

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Joe Keener
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Keener
Career
Per 600 PA