Brandon Backe vs. Fred Kipp — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Kipp
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Kipp as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Kipp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Fred Kipp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Fred Kipp

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
38.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
35.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Fred Kipp

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.75
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Fred Kipp

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
773.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
584.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
40.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
157.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
47.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Fred Kipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Kipp
Career
Per 600 PA