What years did Brandon Backe play?

Brandon Backe played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2009.

Was Brandon Backe a pitcher?

Yes. Brandon Backe pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 360 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brandon Backe hit?

Brandon Backe hit 4 career home runs with 34 hits.

Brandon Backe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2009)

W–L 31–29

ERA 5.23

WHIP 1.55

SO 360

Pitcher PIV -12672.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 182 lb
Born: 4/5/1978 in Galveston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-07-19
Last Game: 2009-06-18

Full name: Brandon Allen Backe

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	29	145	79	1	1	0	525.3	574	305	87	238	360	5.23	-12672.5

Career ERA 5.23 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 19.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	TBA	AL	0	0	9	0	0	0	13.0	15	10	7	6	6.92	4.28 (-62%)	-922.3
2003	TBA	AL	1	1	28	0	0	0	44.7	40	27	25	36	5.44	4.40 (-24%)	-647.2
2004	HOU	NL	5	3	33	9	0	0	67.0	75	32	27	54	4.30	4.46 (+4%)	-279.2
2005	HOU	NL	10	8	26	25	1	1	149.3	151	79	67	97	4.76	4.29 (-11%)	-1905.2
2006	HOU	NL	3	2	8	8	0	0	43.0	43	18	18	19	3.77	4.53 (+17%)	-441.4
2007	HOU	NL	3	1	5	5	0	0	28.7	27	12	11	11	3.77	4.47 (+16%)	-841.0
2008	HOU	NL	9	14	31	31	0	0	166.7	202	112	77	127	6.05	4.32 (-40%)	-6459.2
2009	HOU	NL	0	0	5	1	0	0	13.0	21	15	6	10	10.38	4.32 (-140%)	-1177.0
Career · 8 seasons			31	29	145	79	1	1	525.1	574	305	238	360	5.23	—	-12,673

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
153	133	22	34	5	2	4	16	1	10	48	.256	.317	.414	.731	35

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .414 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .731 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	TBA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TBA	AL	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	HOU	NL	34	16	3	5	0	0	1	6	0	1	8	.312	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	HOU	NL	28	45	5	10	2	2	0	6	1	3	12	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	HOU	NL	9	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	HOU	NL	7	10	5	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	3	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	HOU	NL	32	47	8	13	2	0	2	3	0	3	18	.277	—	—	—	—	35.3
2009	HOU	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			153	133	22	34	5	2	4	16	1	10	48	.256	—	—	—	—	35

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2005	NLCS	HOU	1	2	1	.000
2005	NLDS2	HOU	2	1	0	.000
2005	WS	HOU	1	2	1	.000
2004	NLCS	HOU	3	5	3	.000
2004	NLDS2	HOU	1	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	7	6	0	36.7	24	12	12	32	2.95

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	NLCS	HOU	0	1	1	5.7	2	1	3	7	1.59
2005	NLDS2	HOU	0	2	1	5.3	6	5	3	3	8.44
2005	WS	HOU	0	1	1	7.0	5	0	0	7	0.00
2004	NLCS	HOU	0	2	2	12.7	6	4	4	10	2.84
2004	NLDS2	HOU	1	1	1	6.0	5	2	2	5	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	70	60	14	20	4	11	.333
Away	83	73	8	14	0	5	.192

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	66	253.1	257	129	106	190	4.58
Away	79	272.0	317	176	132	170	5.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
2009-06-18	HOU	TEX	W	0	0	0
2009-06-12	HOU	AZ	L	1	0	1
2009-06-09	HOU	CHC	L	0	1	0
2009-06-04	HOU	COL	L	0	0	0
2009-05-30	HOU	PIT	L	0	0	0
2008-09-27	HOU	ATL	L	0	0	0
2008-09-17	HOU	MIA	L	0	0	0
2008-09-07	HOU	COL	W	1	0	1
2008-09-02	HOU	CHC	W	1	0	0
2008-08-28	HOU	CIN	W	2	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-06-18	HOU	TEX	—	4.0	4	3	3	1	0	2
2009-06-12	HOU	AZ	—	3.0	5	5	5	0	5	3
2009-06-09	HOU	CHC	—	3.0	6	2	2	3	4	0
2009-06-04	HOU	COL	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	0	0
2009-05-30	HOU	PIT	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
2008-09-27	HOU	ATL	L	1.1	8	8	8	1	1	2
2008-09-17	HOU	MIA	L	1.2	6	5	5	2	2	2
2008-09-02	HOU	CHC	—	4.1	9	3	3	2	2	3
2008-08-28	HOU	CIN	W	6.2	6	2	2	1	6	0
2008-08-23	HOU	NYN	W	7.0	5	3	3	1	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	145	79	37	66	1	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	TBA	P	9	0	0	0	0	0
2003	TBA	P	28	0	3	3	0	1
2004	HOU	P	33	9	4	10	0	1
2005	HOU	P	26	25	8	19	0	1
2006	HOU	P	8	8	5	9	0	1
2007	HOU	P	5	5	2	6	0	1
2008	HOU	P	31	31	15	17	1	2
2009	HOU	P	5	1	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	145

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	HOU	NL	$1,550,000
2008	HOU	NL	$800,000
2007	HOU	NL	$545,000
2006	HOU	NL	$442,500
2005	HOU	NL	$350,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,687,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Galveston College	Galveston	TX	1997, 1998

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Backe

What years did Brandon Backe play?: Brandon Backe played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2009.
Was Brandon Backe a pitcher?: Yes. Brandon Backe pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 360 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brandon Backe hit?: Brandon Backe hit 4 career home runs with 34 hits.