Pedro Baez vs. Dick Newsome — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Dick Newsome. 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 Dick Newsome

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
9.84
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
3.66
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.94
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
5.06
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108
36.07
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Dick Newsome

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362.2
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.92
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.79
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.49
86.49
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.088
0.088
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Dick Newsome

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
534.98
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
115.27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.49
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
29.99
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.05
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
138.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.33
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
33.57
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
127.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA