Brandon Backe vs. Ren Kelly — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ren Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ren Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Ren Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Ren Kelly

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ren Kelly

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525.1
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ren Kelly

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA