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Brandon Backe
Brandon Allen Backe

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 182 lb.

Debut July 19, 2002

Born April 5, 1978 in Galveston, TX

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2002 24 TBD AL   0   0   9   0   0   0   4  0   13.0   15   10   10   3    7    6   2   0    61   0   0  6.92  4.42   64 1.692
 2003 25 TBD AL   1   1  28   0   0   0   8  0   44.7   40   28   27   6   25   36   2   3   192   1   0  5.44  4.39   81 1.455
 2004 26 HOU NL   5   3  33   9   0   0   8  0   67.0   75   33   32  10   27   54   1   1   293   4   0  4.30  4.36  101 1.522
 2005 27 HOU NL  10   8  26  25   1   1   0  0  149.3  151   82   79  19   67   97   4   5   653   1   2  4.76  4.23   89 1.460
 2006 28 HOU NL   3   2   8   8   0   0   0  0   43.0   43   18   18   4   18   19   3   2   189   0   0  3.77  4.45  118 1.419
 2007 29 HOU NL   3   1   5   5   0   0   0  0   28.7   27   13   12   4   11   11   2   0   123   0   0  3.77  4.39  117 1.326
 2008 30 HOU NL   9  12  29  29   0   0   0  0  163.7  188  101   99  32   74  124   4   1   731   2   0  5.44  4.25   78 1.601
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .534  31  27 138  76   1   1  20  0  509.3  539  285  277  78  229  347  18  12  2242   8   2  4.89  4.30   88 1.508
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   8  43  24   0   0   6  0  161.7  171   90   88  24   72  110   5   3   712   2   0  4.89  4.30   88 1.508
 Career High     10  12  33  29   1   1   8  0  163.7  188  101   99  32   74  124   4   5   731   4   2  3.77  4.45  118 1.419

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 25 TBD AL   1    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 26 HOU NL  34   16    3    5   0  0   1    6   0  0   1   8  .313  .389  .500  126    8   3   0   0   1   0
 2005 27 HOU NL  28   45    5   10   2  2   0    6   1  0   3  12  .222  .271  .356   62   16   5   0   0   0   0
 2006 28 HOU NL   9   14    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .143  .200  .143   -9    2   0   0   0   0   1
 2007 29 HOU NL   7   10    5    4   1  0   1    1   0  0   1   3  .400  .455  .800  218    8   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 30 HOU NL  26   46    8   13   2  0   2    3   0  0   3  17  .283  .340  .457  108   21   5   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      114  131   22   34   5  2   4   16   1  0   9  46  .260  .317  .420   91   55  13   0   0   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        186   31   48   7  3   6   23   1  0  13  65  .260  .317  .420   91   78  18   0   0   3   1
 Career High     34   46    8   13   2  2   2    6   1  0   3  17                          21   5   0   0   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 25 TBD AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 2004 26 HOU NL   21   14    3   5.7   113| .313  .272| .389  .344| .500  .441| .889  .785| 126  .561   0.6   0.1   0%
 2005 27 HOU NL   53   40    5   3.3   109| .222  .270| .271  .340| .356  .430| .627  .770|  62  .337  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 2006 28 HOU NL   15   13    0   0.0   113| .143  .272| .200  .343| .143  .442| .343  .785|  -9  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 2007 29 HOU NL   11    6    4  17.9   110| .400  .271| .455  .341| .800  .434|1.255  .775| 218  .909   1.7   0.2   0%
 2008 30 HOU NL   55   38    8   5.6   107| .283  .266| .340  .337| .457  .425| .797  .762| 108  .566   0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       155  111   20   4.8   109| .260  .269| .317  .340| .420  .431| .737  .771|  91  .491  -2.5  -0.2 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 24 TBD AL P 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.66 0 13.0 2003 25 TBD AL P 28 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 0.21 0.49 1.21 1.73 0 44.7 2004 26 HOU NL P 33 4 10 0 1 1.000 .966 0.42 0.47 1.88 1.84 9 67.0 2005 27 HOU NL P 26 8 19 0 1 1.000 .961 1.04 0.46 1.63 1.75 25 149.3 2006 28 HOU NL P 8 5 9 0 1 1.000 .959 1.75 0.42 2.93 1.72 8 43.0 2007 29 HOU NL P 5 2 6 0 1 1.000 .964 1.60 0.40 2.51 1.69 5 28.7 2008 30 HOU NL P 29 15 17 1 2 .970 .961 1.10 0.44 1.76 1.75 29 163.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 24 TBD AL P 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.66 0 13.0 2003 25 TBD AL P 28 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 0.21 0.49 1.21 1.73 0 44.7 2004 26 HOU NL P 33 4 10 0 1 1.000 .966 0.42 0.47 1.88 1.84 9 67.0 2005 27 HOU NL P 26 8 19 0 1 1.000 .961 1.04 0.46 1.63 1.75 25 149.3 2006 28 HOU NL P 8 5 9 0 1 1.000 .959 1.75 0.42 2.93 1.72 8 43.0 2007 29 HOU NL P 5 2 6 0 1 1.000 .964 1.60 0.40 2.51 1.69 5 28.7 2008 30 HOU NL P 29 15 17 1 2 .970 .961 1.10 0.44 1.76 1.75 29 163.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 138 37 64 1 7 .990 .961 0.73 0.46 1.78 1.75 76 509.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 138 37 64 1 7 .990 .961 0.73 0.46 1.79 1.75 76 509
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2004   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   1   1   3.00  1  0  0  0   6     5   2   2   5 
        NLCS  HOU STL     L   2   2   2.84  0  0  0  0  12.2   6   4   4  10 
 2005   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   2   1   8.44  0  0  0  0   5.1   6   5   3   3 
        NLCS  HOU STL     W   1   1   1.59  0  0  0  0   5.2   2   1   3   7 
        WS    HOU CHW     L   1   1   0.00  0  0  0  0   7     5   0   0   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   3   2   5.56  1  0  0  0  11.1  11   7   5   8 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   3   3   2.45  0  0  0  0  18.1   8   5   7  17 
  5 Postseason Ser      3-2   7   6   2.95  1  0  0  0  36.2  24  12  12  32 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2004   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
        NLCS  HOU STL     L   3   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
        NLCS  HOU STL     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
        WS    HOU CHW     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   4   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2   8  11   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   5  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games Started
2008 NL-29-9

Shutouts
2005 NL-1-8

Home Runs Allow.
2008 NL-32-1

Bases On Balls Allow.
2008 NL-74-7

Hits Allowed
2008 NL-188-6

Losses
2008 NL-12-6

Earned Runs Allow.
2008 NL-99-1

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 2 (2420) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1456) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 36th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.

December 14, 2003: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Houston Astros for Geoff Blum.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2005Houston Astros$350,000
2006Houston Astros$442,500
2007Houston Astros$545,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,337,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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