Rudy Arias vs. Steve Baker — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Baker
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Baker built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Arias posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 5.13 and 1.671 for Steve Baker. By the career numbers, Rudy Arias had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Steve Baker

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
5.13
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
9.95
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.82
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.97
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
40.91
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
40.94
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.7
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
34.75
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Steve Baker

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.87
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.25
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Steve Baker

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-63.2
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA