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Brandon Backe 2026 Season · HOU

Career: 31-29, 5.23 ERA, 360 K in 525.1 IP.

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Brandon Backe

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-4.7Career NUT

+2.7 to Weak

Career

5.23ERA1.55WHIP31W360K525.1IP

R/R · 6' 0", 195 lb · b. Apr 5, 1978 · Galveston, TX · Draft 1996 (36th Rd, #1063)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2002	24	TBD	—	0	0	6.92	9	0	0	0	4	0	61	13.0	15	10	7	2	6	1.69
2003	25	TBD	-0.3	1	1	5.44	28	0	0	0	8	5	192	44.2	40	27	25	2	36	1.46
2004	26	HOU	-0.1	5	3	4.30	33	9	0	0	8	3	293	67.0	75	32	27	1	54	1.52
2005	27	HOU	-0.9	10	8	4.76	26	25	1	1	0	0	653	149.1	151	79	67	4	97	1.46
2006	28	HOU	-0.2	3	2	3.77	8	8	0	0	0	0	189	43.0	43	18	18	3	19	1.42
2007	29	HOU	-0.4	3	1	3.77	5	5	0	0	0	0	123	28.2	27	12	11	2	11	1.33
2008	30	HOU	-2.9	9	14	6.05	31	31	0	0	0	0	756	166.2	202	112	77	4	127	1.67
2009	31	HOU	—	0	0	10.38	5	1	0	0	3	0	65	13.0	21	15	6	0	10	2.08
Career	—	8 yrs	-4.7	31	29	5.23	145	79	1	1	23	8	2332	525.1	574	305	238	18	360	1.55

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Backe's career NUT of -4.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

-0.1

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NUT by Season

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-0.9

-0.2

-0.4

-2.9

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2001	23	A	2	1	2.92	16	0	0	0	15	7	98	24.2	17	8	7	4	20	0.97
2001	23	A+	1	0	1.09	17	0	0	0	12	3	97	24.2	13	3	8	0	33	0.85
2001	23	AA	1	0	5.73	14	0	0	0	1	0	94	22.0	20	14	11	4	20	1.41
2002	24	AA	4	6	4.68	20	14	3	1	4	2	400	92.1	91	48	37	5	45	1.39
2003	25	AAA	2	1	4.64	16	2	0	0	4	0	147	33.0	33	17	13	0	27	1.39
2004	26	AAA	6	5	2.80	19	9	0	0	3	0	267	64.1	57	20	26	1	74	1.29
2005	27	AA	0	1	2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	29	8.0	4	2	1	0	11	0.63
2006	28	AAA	1	2	5.31	4	4	0	0	0	0	93	20.1	23	12	13	2	13	1.77
2007	29	AA	1	0	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	21	5.0	5	3	2	0	4	1.40
2007	29	AAA	3	2	4.32	5	5	0	0	0	0	106	25.0	27	12	11	0	25	1.52
2009	31	AA	3	0	1.38	4	4	0	0	0	0	98	26.0	18	4	7	0	17	0.96
2009	31	AAA	0	1	4.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	45	10.0	13	5	3	0	4	1.60

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