Pedro Baez vs. John Lackey — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Lackey built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Baez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 123 vs 93). Role difference aside, Pedro Baez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and John Lackey

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.47
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.99
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
7.27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.4
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.42
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12030
38.12
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
4.27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.82
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and John Lackey

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.95
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.74
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and John Lackey

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
1018.87
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
534.34
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.87
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.02
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
10.22
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
74.72
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.58
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.68
-8.34
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
219.62
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.28
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50