Brandon Backe vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kelly led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 83). Role difference aside, Joe Kelly holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Kelly

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
38.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Kelly

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Joe Kelly

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100