Bryan Baker vs. Joe Decker — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Baker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 100), walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 96). Role difference aside, Bryan Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Joe Decker

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.17
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
5.81
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.6
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2679
33.96
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Joe Decker

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.94
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.84
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Joe Decker

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
501.82
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA