Brandon Backe vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Backe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Willis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 81). Brandon Backe held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Willis.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Ron Willis

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Ron Willis

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Ron Willis

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
153
581.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
505.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
182.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA