Pedro Baez vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Pedro Baez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Charley Lightner

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.52
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
34.3
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Charley Lightner

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Charley Lightner

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA