Les Backman vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Backman built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 3.61 and 1.453 for Les Backman. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Ryan Madson

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
3.39
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.68
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.57
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
34.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Ryan Madson

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Ryan Madson

Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
331.76
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
522.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
20.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
12.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA