P · 8 seasons · 2002 – 2009 · B/T: R/R
One category carried Brandon Backe and the rest pulled him back: +0.1 from wins, against a career total of -12.3. The peak came in 2005, +0.5, 186th that season and 16263rd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from wins (+0.1). It leaked back out through WHIP (-4.8), ERA (-4.5) and strikeouts (-0.9).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TB | 9 | -2.15 | #594 | #72,185 |
| 2003 | TB | 29 | -2.09 | #572 | #63,588 |
| 2004 | HOU | 34 | -1.60 | #444 | #43,218 |
| 2005 | HOU | 28 | -1.83 | #473 | #47,002 |
| 2006 | HOU | 9 | -2.32 | #1,123 | #89,983 |
| 2007 | HOU | 7 | -1.57 | #459 | #42,791 |
| 2008★ | HOU | 32 | -1.33 | #433 | #40,000 |
| 2009 | HOU | 5 | -2.13 | #912 | #69,546 |
★ Best season by Z
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TB | 9 | -2.59 | #497 | #40,532 |
| 2003 | TB | 28 | -1.84 | #361 | #29,690 |
| 2004 | HOU | 33 | -0.29 | #241 | #19,777 |
| 2005★ | HOU | 26 | 0.54 | #186 | #16,263 |
| 2006 | HOU | 8 | -0.79 | #291 | #22,194 |
| 2007 | HOU | 5 | -0.85 | #300 | #22,549 |
| 2008 | HOU | 31 | -3.20 | #581 | #46,694 |
| 2009 | HOU | 5 | -3.32 | #624 | #47,448 |
★ Best season by Z