Brandon Backe vs. Jim Kern — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Kern led in home run suppression (HR9+ 169 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 68). Role difference aside, Jim Kern holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Kern

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3422
38.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Kern

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Jim Kern

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA