Brandon Backe vs. George Knight — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Knight
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutNorth AmericaNew Haven Elm CitysUnknownRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and George Knight as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Knight posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, George Knight had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and George Knight

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and George Knight

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and George Knight

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
George Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
George Knight
Career
Per 600 PA