Bryan Baker vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Don Drysdale 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 108), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 106), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 110). Don Drysdale held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 110). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bryan Baker.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Don Drysdale

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486
6.52
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Don Drysdale

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Don Drysdale

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0