Brandon Backe vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Red Ruffing posted a stronger line than Brandon Backe. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 5.23) and WHIP (1.341 vs 1.563). By the career numbers, Red Ruffing had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Red Ruffing

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
35.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Red Ruffing

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Red Ruffing

Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
129.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
23
87.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.39
65.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
55
208.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
46
174.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
127.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248.62
71.61
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50