Pedro Baez vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth 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. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 3.08 and 1.125 for Pedro Baez. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Dick Whitworth

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.08
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
7.41
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.59
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3446
37.4
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
3.8
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.223
1.223
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
33.18
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Dick Whitworth

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.15
92.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Dick Whitworth

Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
565.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.71
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.19
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100