Brandon Backe vs. Marty Kutyna — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marty Kutyna
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Marty Kutyna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty Kutyna posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Marty Kutyna had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Marty Kutyna

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.35
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1263
39.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
35.78
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Marty Kutyna

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.93
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.95
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Marty Kutyna

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
1800
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
14.87
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
14.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.5
26.5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Marty Kutyna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marty Kutyna
Career
Per 600 PA