Brandon Backe
Bats R Throws R6'0" 182 lbBorn 1978 Galveston, USADebut 2002Team HOUDraft 1996 R36 #1063 Milwaukee Brewers, Ball HS (Galveston, TX)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2009 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 117.1 |
| 2008 | HOU | 32 | 56 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.277 | 0.333 | 0.447 | 0.780 | 107.5 |
| 2007 | HOU | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.400 | 0.455 | 0.800 | 1.255 | 221.9 |
| 2006 | HOU | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 0.200 | 0.143 | 0.343 | -12.0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 28 | 53 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.222 | 0.271 | 0.356 | 0.626 | 57.8 |
| 2004 | HOU | 34 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.312 | 0.389 | 0.500 | 0.889 | 133.6 |
| 2003 | TB | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2002 | TB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 153 | 158 | 22 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 0.256 | 0.317 | 0.414 | 0.731 | 91.0 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2009 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 65 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 59.8 | | |
| 2008 | HOU | 9 | 14 | 6.05 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 166.7 | 756 | 36 | 77 | 127 | 80.6 | | |
| 2007 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 3.77 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.7 | 123 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 99.9 | | |
| 2006 | HOU | 3 | 2 | 3.77 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 43.0 | 189 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 101.2 | | |
| 2005 | HOU | 10 | 8 | 4.76 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 149.3 | 653 | 19 | 67 | 97 | 96.9 | | |
| 2004 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 4.30 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 67.0 | 293 | 10 | 27 | 54 | | | |
| 2003 | TB | 1 | 1 | 5.44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 192 | 6 | 25 | 36 | | | |
| 2002 | TB | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Career | | 31 | 29 | 5.23 | 145 | 79 | 0 | 525.3 | 2332 | 87 | 238 | 360 | 89.3 | | 89.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2009 | HOU | P | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | HOU | P | 31 | 167 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0.970 | |
| 2007 | HOU | P | 5 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | HOU | P | 8 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | HOU | P | 26 | 149 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2004 | HOU | P | 33 | 67 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | TB | P | 28 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2002 | TB | P | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 2.89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0.91 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 2.95 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 36.7 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 0.98 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2009 | HOU | $1,550,000 |
| 2008 | HOU | $800,000 |
| 2007 | HOU | $545,000 |
| 2006 | HOU | $442,500 |
| 2005 | HOU | $350,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.