Brandon Backe vs. Brandon Kolb — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Kolb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Backe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.23 and WHIP 1.563 compared to 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, Brandon Backe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Brandon Kolb

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.49
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.17
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Brandon Kolb

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Brandon Kolb

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA