Pedro Baez vs. Bill Lucas — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lucas
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Lucas 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 3.43 and 1.297 for Bill Lucas. 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 Bill Lucas

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.86
85.86
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.92
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.08
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
36.95
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
33.18
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.95
36.95
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Bill Lucas

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
8.98
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.92
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.79
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.49
86.49
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Bill Lucas

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
74.91
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
94.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100