Pedro Baez vs. Gene Thompson — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Thompson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Thompson 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 3.26 and 1.354 for Gene Thompson. 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 Gene Thompson

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
2.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.89
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.32
57.32
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.26
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2060
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686.2
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
7.89
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.3
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.13
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2936
38.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.87
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
4
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2597
34.04
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Gene Thompson

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
27
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362.2
9
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.92
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.79
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.49
86.49
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.98
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.088
0.088
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Gene Thompson

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
185
491.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
530.97
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
119.47
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.89
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.23
35.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.02
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
135.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.51
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
47.79
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
82.3
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
39.18
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.93
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.1
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA