Brandon Backe
2002–2009 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays
153G
.256AVG
.317OBP
.414SLG
More career statistics
34H
4HR
16RBI
1SB
31–29W–L
525.1IP
360K
5.23ERA
79GS
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 158 | 133 | 22 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | .256 | .317 | .414 | .731 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525.3 | 145 | 79 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 574 | 313 | 305 | 87 | 238 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 1.546 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 2004-09-28 to 2005-04-19
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Immaculate Inning | 2004-04-15 | 1 in 987 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 2008-08-06 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 2005-06-25 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 6 |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Rays | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 36 |
| 2004 |  Houston Astros | 34 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | .312 | 67 | 54 |
| 2005 | Houston Astros | 28 | 45 | 10 | – | 6 | 1 | .222 | 149 | 97 |
| 2006 | Houston Astros | 9 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .143 | 43 | 19 |
| 2007 | Houston Astros | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | .400 | 28 | 11 |
| 2008 | Houston Astros | 32 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 3 | – | .277 | 166 | 127 |
| 2009 | Houston Astros | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 13 | 10 |