Les Backman vs. Ramon Ramirez — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ramon Ramirez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Backman built a career as a starting pitcher and Ramon Ramirez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ramon Ramirez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.61 and 1.453 for Les Backman. By the career numbers, Ramon Ramirez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Backman and Ramon Ramirez

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
8.78
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.61
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.42
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1304
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434.2
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.66
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.39
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.93
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
7.54
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
37.68
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
37.99
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.38
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.57
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.77
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.37
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
34.11
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
33.11
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Ramon Ramirez

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
8.78
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1304
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434.2
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.43
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.81
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.84
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.49
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.69
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.35
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.28
90.28
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.553
1.553
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.153
0.153
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Ramon Ramirez

Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
47
331.76
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
36342.86
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
522.35
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.92
20.58
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
52.38
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
127.06
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.7
12.02
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
70.6
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Ramon Ramirez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ramon Ramirez
Career
Per 600 PA