Brandon Backe vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Gus McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Gus McGinnis

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.83
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
39.95
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.36
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Gus McGinnis

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Gus McGinnis

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
55.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
83.54
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
66.71
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA