Les Backman vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Backman built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.61 and 1.453 for Les Backman. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Eric Junge

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.61
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
3.39
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.57
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
34.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Eric Junge

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Eric Junge

Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
331.76
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
522.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
20.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
12.02
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA