Grover Baichley vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Grover Baichley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Grover Baichley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.14 and 1.714 for Grover Baichley. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grover Baichley and Steve Renko

Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
33.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9525
34.37
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Grover Baichley and Steve Renko

Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7493
27
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497.2
9
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grover Baichley and Steve Renko

Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Baichley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Grover Baichley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100