Bill Baker vs. Wally Gilbert — Career Comparison

Bill Baker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Baker and Wally Gilbert are closely matched on the surface stats. Wally Gilbert posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .644) and slugging (.341 vs .316). Bill Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.328 vs .322). By the career numbers, Wally Gilbert had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Baker and Wally Gilbert

Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
237.65
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
664
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
588
531.33
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
145
131.02
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
113
102.11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.59
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
28.92
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
31.9
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
61.78
55.82
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
186
168.07
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
195.18
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803
188.35
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
45
40.66
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
70.6
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.45
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
50.2
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
111
100.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
68.44
61.84
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.45
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
27.11
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
131
30.73
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.13
22.13
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
19.53
19.53
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
17.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.42
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.42
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Bill Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Baker and Wally Gilbert

Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.28
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Bill Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.221
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0