Brandon Backe vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Kline
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Kline as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kline led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 80). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 68). Role difference aside, Steve Kline holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Kline

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.58
46.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
8.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
3.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
6.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
38.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.05
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
33.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Kline

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
10.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
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
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
26533.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
14
466.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
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
33.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
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
0.43
14.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
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
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
5.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
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
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
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