Al Baker vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Al Baker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector 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. Connie Rector posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 9.39 and 1.957 for Al Baker. By the career numbers, Connie Rector had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Baker and Connie Rector

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.1
54.1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.66
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
15.26
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
10.16
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.92
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.45
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
44.61
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
5.58
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
41.09
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Al Baker and Connie Rector

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.51
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4320
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Baker and Connie Rector

Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
126.58
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
97.05
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
161.18
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.64
56.24
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.53
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100