Bryan Baker vs. Satchel Paige — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Satchel Paige 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 135), strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 106). Role difference aside, Bryan Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Satchel Paige

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
2.01
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.6
51.6
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.86
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1647
7.55
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.44
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1695
7.77
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
36.75
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8000
36.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.68
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.12
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.189
1.189
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7321
33.57
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Satchel Paige

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
2.61
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.21
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Satchel Paige

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
341.16
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
565.14
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.42
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.83
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.76
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.87
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
39
28.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100