Brandon Backe vs. Clyde King — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Clyde King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Clyde King

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
9.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2135
38.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Clyde King

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525.1
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Clyde King

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
530.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
12.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
16
74.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
167.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA