Brandon Backe was a pitcher in MLB. Across 145 career appearances, with a 5.23 ERA and 360 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TB | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.69 |
| 2003 | TB | 1 | 1 | 5.44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 1.46 |
| 2004 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 4.30 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 67.0 | 75 | 32 | 27 | 54 | 1.52 |
| 2005 | HOU | 10 | 8 | 4.76 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 149.1 | 151 | 79 | 67 | 97 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | HOU | 3 | 2 | 3.77 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 43.0 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 1.42 |
| 2007 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 3.77 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.2 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 2008 | HOU | 9 | 14 | 6.05 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 166.2 | 202 | 112 | 77 | 127 | 1.67 |
| 2009 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2.08 |
| Career Totals | — | 31 | 29 | 5.23 | 145 | 79 | 0 | 525.1 | 574 | 305 | 238 | 360 | 1.55 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TB | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 34 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .313 | .389 | .500 | .889 |
| 2005 | HOU | 28 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .222 | .271 | .356 | .626 |
| 2006 | HOU | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| 2007 | HOU | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .455 | .800 | 1.255 |
| 2008 | HOU | 32 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .277 | .333 | .447 | .780 |
| 2009 | HOU | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Career Totals | — | 153 | 133 | 22 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 48 | .256 | .317 | .414 | .731 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $350,000 |
| 2006 | $442,500 |
| 2007 | $545,000 |
| 2008 | $800,000 |
| 2009 | $1,550,000 |
Career Total: $3,687,500 (5 seasons)
Average: $737,500
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.