Kyle Backhus vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Kyle Backhus
Gen ZTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Backhus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.62 and 1.421 for Kyle Backhus. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Backhus and Jim Hearn

Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.62
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.83
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.46
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.82
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
40.86
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
35.17
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6614
34.94
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Kyle Backhus and Jim Hearn

Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
5.53
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Backhus and Jim Hearn

Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
391.26
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
532.04
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
74.76
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.28
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
25.07
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
107.77
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
13.74
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kyle Backhus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kyle Backhus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100