Al Baker vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Al Baker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin 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. Marty Pattin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 9.39 and 1.957 for Al Baker. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Baker and Marty Pattin

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.52
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.12
51.12
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
15.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.66
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
5.2
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
44.61
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
41.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Al Baker and Marty Pattin

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6116
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038.2
9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Baker and Marty Pattin

Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
842.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
534.29
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
81.27
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.94
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
109
188.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA