Brandon Backe vs. Steve Dunning — Career Comparison

Brandon Backe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Dunning
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon Backe a clear advantage over Steve Dunning across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Backe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 73 vs 63), walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 81 vs 76). Brandon Backe was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Dunning

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.99
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.94
35.94
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.23
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
4.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1841
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.2
9
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9.83
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
8.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.49
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.08
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
4.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
6.17
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
5.72
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
39.95
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
39.58
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
5.36
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.02
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.09
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
33.91
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Dunning

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.48
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.35
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576
27
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.1
9
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.63
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.13
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.78
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.32
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.14
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Backe and Steve Dunning

Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
581.01
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
145
537.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
505.06
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
496.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
26
96.3
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.22
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.07
68.62
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
11.37
42.13
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
208.86
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
40
148.15
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
174.68
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
133.33
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.54
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
12
44.44
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
129.11
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.07
72.42
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
11.27
41.74
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.97
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
182.28
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
181.48
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
13
49.37
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.96
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Steve Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Backe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA