Brandon Backe vs. Chuck Seelbach — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Seelbach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Seelbach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.23 and 1.563 for Brandon Backe. By the career numbers, Chuck Seelbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Chuck Seelbach

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.08
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Chuck Seelbach

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.65
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Chuck Seelbach

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
41.19
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
33.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA