Brandon Backe vs. Al Krumm — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Krumm
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Krumm 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 10 and 2.000 for Al Krumm. 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 Al Krumm

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Al Krumm
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Al Krumm

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

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Al Krumm

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Al Krumm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Krumm
Career
Per 600 PA