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Brandon Backe

Brandon Backe - Houston Astros
  • W-L 5-9
  • ERA 5.22
  • K 75
  • Walks 46
  • WHIP 1.59
Houston Astros
  • Height: 6-0
  • Weight: 195
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Born: Apr 5, 1978 - Galveston, TX
  • College: Galveston (TX) CC
  • Draft: 1998 - 18th round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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 Starting Pitcher Comparisons
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Backe   5.22 
League Average  4.18 
League Leader  1.96 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Backe   75 
League Average  32 
League Leader  123 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Backe   1.59 
League Average  1.38 
League Leader  0.92 
  ERA  K  WHIP  W  
Backe   5 
League Average  2 
League Leader  12 
 Next Game: 7/9 vs. PIT 
  GGSWLSVCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA  
 Last game vs. PIT   1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 9 4 4 1 2 2 6.00 1.83 .333  
 Career vs. PIT 9 6 4 2 0 0 0 40.2 30 16 15 5 18 25 3.32 1.18 .203  
 Away (this year) 10 10 2 6 0 0 0 54.2 67 35 33 13 23 36 5.43 1.65 .298  
 Grass (this year) 17 17 4 9 0 0 0 95.0 110 59 57 21 42 70 5.40 1.60 .286  
 Last 10 Games (Season Game Log) Season to Date
 Date Opponent Score Dec IP H R ER HR BB K   W L SV IP ERA  
 Jul 3 LAD L 2-5 L 6.2 7 5 5 2 2 8   5 9 0 101.2 5.22  
 Jun 28 BOS W 11-10 - 5.1 9 6 6 0 3 5   5 8 0 95.0 5.12  
 Jun 22 @ TAM W 3-2 W 6.2 6 2 2 1 4 5   5 8 0 89.2 4.82  
 Jun 17 @ BAL L 5-6 - 5.2 8 3 3 1 2 1   4 8 0 83.0 4.99  
 Jun 11 MIL L 6-10 L 4.0 7 5 5 3 2 2   4 8 0 77.1 5.00  
 Jun 5 @ PIT L 3-4 L 6.0 9 4 4 1 2 2   4 7 0 73.1 4.66  
 May 30 @ MIL L 1-5 L 5.0 6 5 5 3 1 4   4 6 0 67.1 4.54  
 May 23 PHI W 4-3 W 7.1 6 1 1 1 1 6   4 5 0 62.1 4.19  
 May 18 @ TEX W 5-4 W 6.1 5 3 3 2 0 5   3 5 0 55.0 4.58  
 May 13 @ SFO L 2-4 L 6.0 7 4 3 1 1 3   2 5 0 48.2 4.62  
 Total   101.2 116 61 59 22 46 75   5 9 0 0 5.22  
 Pitching
 Last 3 years Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA  
 2006 HOU 8 8 3 2 0 0 0 43.0 43 18 18 4 18 19 3.77 1.42 .261  
 2007 HOU 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 28.2 27 13 12 4 11 11 3.77 1.33 .248  
 2008 HOU 18 18 5 9 0 0 0 101.2 116 61 59 22 46 75 5.22 1.59 .284  
 Career   127 65 27 24 0 1 1 447.1 467 245 237 68 201 298 4.77 1.49 .270  
 Photos
Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Pittsburgh, Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
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(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)		Houston Astros starting pitcher Brandon Backe wipes his face as he leaves the mound with two outs in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Houston. The Dodgers won 5-2.
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(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)		Houston Astros starting pitcher Brandon Backe reacts to giving up a two-run single to Los Angeles Dodgers' Blake Dewitt in the first inning in a baseball game Thursday, July 3, 2008 in Houston.
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(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)		Houston Astros starting pitcher Brandon Backe holds his head as he talks with catcher Humberto Quintero, left, and Miguel Tejada after giving up an RBI triple to Boston Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury in the sixth inning in a baseball game Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Houston.
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(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Last updated through games completed on Jul 7, 2008