Bryan Baker vs. Dick Joyce — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Joyce
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Joyce 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. Dick Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 3.86 and 1.204 for Bryan Baker. By the career numbers, Dick Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Dick Joyce

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.86
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.31
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
38.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.26
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Dick Joyce

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Dick Joyce

Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA