Elden Auker vs. Tom Baker — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker 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. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Tom Baker

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944
36.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Tom Baker

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Tom Baker

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA