Brandon Backe vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 62). Steve Kline was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Kline

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Kline

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Kline

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
3.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
35.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA