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Brandon Backe
Brandon Allen Backe
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 182 lb.

Born: April 5, 1978 in Galveston, TX
High School: Ball (Galveston, CA)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 18th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 2002
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2002 24 TBD AL 0 0 6.92 9 0 4 0 0 0 13.0 15 10 10 3 7 0 6 2 0 0 61 64 1.692 10.4 2.1 4.8 4.2 0.86
2003 25 TBD AL 1 1 .500 5.44 28 0 8 0 0 0 44.2 40 28 27 6 25 1 36 2 0 3 192 81 1.455 8.1 1.2 5.0 7.3 1.44
2004 26 HOU NL 5 3 .625 4.30 33 9 8 0 0 0 67.0 75 33 32 10 27 4 54 1 0 1 293 101 1.522 10.1 1.3 3.6 7.3 2.00
2005 27 HOU NL 10 8 .556 4.76 26 25 0 1 1 0 149.1 151 82 79 19 67 1 97 4 2 5 653 89 1.460 9.1 1.1 4.0 5.8 1.45
2006 28 HOU NL 3 2 .600 3.77 8 8 0 0 0 0 43.0 43 18 18 4 18 0 19 3 0 2 189 118 1.419 9.0 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.06
2007 29 HOU NL 3 1 .750 3.77 5 5 0 0 0 0 28.2 27 13 12 4 11 0 11 2 0 0 123 118 1.326 8.5 1.3 3.5 3.5 1.00
2008 30 HOU NL 9 14 .391 6.05 31 31 0 0 0 0 166.2 202 114 112 36 77 2 127 4 0 2 756 70 1.674 10.9 1.9 4.2 6.9 1.65
2009 31 HOU NL 0 0 10.38 5 1 3 0 0 0 13.0 21 15 15 5 6 1 10 0 0 2 65 40 2.077 14.5 3.5 4.2 6.9 1.67
8 Seasons 31 29 .517 5.23 145 79 23 1 1 0 525.1 574 313 305 87 238 9 360 18 2 15 2332 82 1.546 9.8 1.5 4.1 6.2 1.51
162 Game Avg. 9 9 .517 5.23 44 24 7 0 0 0 159 174 95 93 26 72 3 109 5 1 5 708 82 1.546 9.8 1.5 4.1 6.2 1.51
HOU (6 yrs) 30 28 .517 5.16 108 79 11 1 1 0 467.2 519 275 268 78 206 8 318 14 2 12 2079 83 1.550 10.0 1.5 4.0 6.1 1.54
TBD (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 5.77 37 0 12 0 0 0 57.2 55 38 37 9 32 1 42 4 0 3 253 76 1.509 8.6 1.4 5.0 6.6 1.31
NL (6 yrs) 30 28 .517 5.16 108 79 11 1 1 0 467.2 519 275 268 78 206 8 318 14 2 12 2079 83 1.550 10.0 1.5 4.0 6.1 1.54
AL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 5.77 37 0 12 0 0 0 57.2 55 38 37 9 32 1 42 4 0 3 253 76 1.509 8.6 1.4 5.0 6.6 1.31

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2004 26 HOU NL NLDS W ATL 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 25 1.167 7.5 1.5 3.0 7.5 2.50
2004 26 HOU NL NLCS L STL 0 0 2.84 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.2 6 4 4 1 4 0 10 1 0 0 48 0.789 4.3 0.7 2.8 7.1 2.50
2005 27 HOU NL NLDS W ATL 0 0 8.44 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 5 5 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 25 1.688 10.1 1.7 5.1 5.1 1.00
2005 27 HOU NL NLCS W STL 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 21 0.882 3.2 0.0 4.8 11.1 2.33
2005 27 HOU NL WS L CHW 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 26 0.714 6.4 0.0 0.0 9.0
2 Seasons (5 Series) 1 0 1.000 2.95 7 6 0 0 0 0 36.2 24 12 12 3 12 1 32 3 0 1 145 0.982 5.9 0.7 2.9 7.9 2.67
2 NLDS 1 0 1.000 5.56 3 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 11 7 7 2 5 1 8 2 0 1 50 1.412 8.7 1.6 4.0 6.4 1.60
2 NLCS 0 0 2.45 3 3 0 0 0 0 18.1 8 5 5 1 7 0 17 1 0 0 69 0.818 3.9 0.5 3.4 8.3 2.43
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 26 0.714 6.4 0.0 0.0 9.0

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 25 TBD AL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 26 HOU NL 34 21 16 3 5 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 8 .313 .389 .500 .889 126 8 0 1 3 0 0 1
2005 27 HOU NL 25 53 45 5 10 2 2 0 6 1 0 3 12 .222 .271 .356 .626 62 16 0 0 5 0 0 1
2006 28 HOU NL 9 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .143 .200 .143 .343 -9 2 1 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 29 HOU NL 7 11 10 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .400 .455 .800 1.255 216 8 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 30 HOU NL 29 56 47 8 13 2 0 2 3 0 0 3 18 .277 .333 .447 .780 105 21 0 1 5 0 0 1
2009 31 HOU NL 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 109 158 133 22 34 5 2 4 16 1 0 10 48 .256 .317 .414 .731 90 55 1 2 13 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 235 198 33 51 7 3 6 24 1 0 15 71 .256 .317 .414 .731 90 82 1 3 19 0 0
HOU (6 yrs) 108 158 133 21 34 5 2 4 16 1 0 10 48 .256 .317 .414 .731 90 55 1 2 13 0 0
TBD (2 yrs) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 108 158 133 21 34 5 2 4 16 1 0 10 48 .256 .317 .414 .731 90 55 1 2 13 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 26 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 26 HOU NL NLCS STL L 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 27 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 27 HOU NL NLCS STL W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 27 HOU NL WS CHW L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (5 Series) 8 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 NLDS 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 NLCS 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 TBD AL 24 P 9 0 13.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.66 0.48
2003 TBD AL 25 P 28 0 44.2 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 1.21 0.21 .950 1.73 0.49
2004 HOU NL 26 P 33 9 67.0 14 4 10 0 1 1.000 1.88 0.42 .964 1.84 0.47
2005 HOU NL 27 P 26 25 149.1 27 8 19 0 1 1.000 1.63 1.04 .959 1.75 0.46
2006 HOU NL 28 P 8 8 43.0 14 5 9 0 1 1.000 2.93 1.75 .957 1.72 0.42
2007 HOU NL 29 P 5 5 28.2 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.51 1.60 .962 1.70 0.40
2008 HOU NL 30 P 31 31 166.2 33 15 17 1 2 .970 1.73 1.03 .958 1.73 0.43
2009 HOU NL 31 P 5 1 13.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.38 0.40 .950 1.73 0.42
8 Seasons P 145 79 525.1 104 37 66 1 7 .990 1.76 0.71 .959 1.74 0.46
8 Seasons TOT 145 79 525.1 104 37 66 1 7 .990 1.76 0.71 .949 1.74 0.46

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
2005 NL  1 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2008 NL  36 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2008 NL  77 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
2008 NL  14 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2008 NL  112 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Houston Astros$350,000
2006Houston Astros$442,500
2007Houston Astros$545,000
2008Houston Astros$800,000
2009Houston Astros$1,550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,687,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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