Pedro Baez vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. 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 Walt Masterson

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.52
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Walt Masterson

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
8.98
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Walt Masterson

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50