Al Baker vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

Al Baker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Morgan built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Morgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 9.39 and 1.957 for Al Baker. By the career numbers, Mike Morgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Baker and Mike Morgan

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.52
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.6
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.23
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
15.26
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.88
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.05
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.25
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
4.55
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.34
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.24
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
44.61
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11872
38.54
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.65
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.24
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
41.09
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Al Baker and Mike Morgan

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.94
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8317
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2772.1
9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.7
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
2.29
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
2.21
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Baker and Mike Morgan

Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
625.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
520.42
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.54
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.36
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.2
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
29.32
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.66
-9.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
151
158.12
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA