Brandon Backe vs. Ray King — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray King led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 83). Role difference aside, Ray King holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Ray King

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ray King

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ray King

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA