Bryan Baker vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson 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. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.86 and 1.204 for Bryan Baker. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Joe Dobson

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.21
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Joe Dobson

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
8.88
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Joe Dobson

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
302.19
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100