Nick Altrock vs. Tom Baker — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Altrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 3 and 1.500 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Nick Altrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Altrock and Tom Baker

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.53
52.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
8.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.62
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
2.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5730
34.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Tom Baker

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4512
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1504
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Tom Baker

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
228.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
545.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
84.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.96
28.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
113.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
135.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
28.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA