Bryan Baker vs. Johnny Podres — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Podres
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Podres 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 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 102). Role difference aside, Bryan Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Johnny Podres

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.35
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.59
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.86
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
8.9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.96
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.95
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
5.7
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.26
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9571
38.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.12
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
4.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8800
34.97
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Johnny Podres

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.84
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6450
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2150
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.31
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.72
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.65
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.18
73.18
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Johnny Podres

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
325.35
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
536.62
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
86.62
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.49
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.6
25.78
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
121.13
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
127.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
42.96
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
35.21
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.76
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.94
25.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.54
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
108
76.06
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
7.89
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.28
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.75
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.86
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33