Brandon Backe vs. Brickyard Kennedy — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brickyard Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Brickyard Kennedy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brickyard Kennedy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Brickyard Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Brickyard Kennedy

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.19
87.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
3.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9090
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
9.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
3.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
2.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13285
39.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1863
5.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12014
35.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Brickyard Kennedy

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9069
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
2.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
2.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.99
93.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Brickyard Kennedy

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
185.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1342
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1279
571.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
149.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
116.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
32.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.74
55.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
192.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
169
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
67.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
66.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
133.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142.06
63.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
19.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
42.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.13
14.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
8.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Brickyard Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Brickyard Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100