Al Baker vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Al Baker
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 9.39 and 1.957 for Al Baker. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Baker and Lefty Williams

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
15.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.26
15.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
44.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
41.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Al Baker and Lefty Williams

Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
27
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383.1
9
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Baker and Lefty Williams

Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA