Bryan Baker vs. Erik Johnson — Career Comparison

MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erik Johnson 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.204 compared to 5.28 and 1.632 for Erik Johnson. By the career numbers, Bryan Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Erik Johnson

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.68
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.86
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.28
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.21
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
6.65
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.198
1.198
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
40.84
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.89
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
35.64
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Erik Johnson

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.68
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.76
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.45
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Erik Johnson

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1650
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.7
-52.56
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA