Brandon Backe vs. Ed Killian — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Killian
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Killian posted a stronger line than Brandon Backe. Ed Killian posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.38 vs 5.23) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.563). By the career numbers, Ed Killian 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 Ed Killian

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.91
56.91
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.11
84.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.84
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
2.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
8.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6508
36.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5956
33.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ed Killian

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4848
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1616
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.516
2.516
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ed Killian

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
204.65
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
566.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
118.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
93.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
25.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.36
35.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
151.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
133.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
52.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
48.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
100.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.57
37.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
93.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.39
6.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ed Killian
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Killian
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100