Brandon Backe vs. Gary Knotts — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Knotts
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Brandon Backe and Gary Knotts are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brandon Backe had the edge in ERA (5.23 vs 5.45). By the career numbers, Brandon Backe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Gary Knotts

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
9.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.062
1.062
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
40.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
35.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Gary Knotts

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.78
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Gary Knotts

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
5733.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
54.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
72.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA