Brandon Backe vs. Mark Knudson — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Knudson
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Mark Knudson a clear advantage over Brandon Backe across the core pitching metrics. Mark Knudson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 73). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 63). Mark Knudson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Mark Knudson

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1446
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
10.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108
39.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
5.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1939
36.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Mark Knudson

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1446
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.73
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.53
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Mark Knudson

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
4033.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-22.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Mark Knudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Knudson
Career
Per 600 PA