Brandon Backe vs. Hank LaManna — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hank LaManna
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank LaManna 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 5.24 and 1.748 for Hank LaManna. 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 Hank LaManna

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.23
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
41.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
34.77
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Hank LaManna

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
27
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525.1
9
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Hank LaManna

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
953.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
45.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
13
200
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
10
153.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Hank LaManna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank LaManna
Career
Per 600 PA