Brandon Backe vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Bryan King

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Bryan King

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Bryan King

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA