Bryan Baker vs. Rick Porcello — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Porcello
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Rick Porcello 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 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 97). Rick Porcello held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 110). Role difference aside, Bryan Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Rick Porcello

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.52
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.51
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.64
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.86
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6289
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096.1
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
2270
9.75
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.12
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.1
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
6.7
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.36
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8912
38.26
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
4.82
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8269
35.5
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Rick Porcello

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.52
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.51
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6289
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096.1
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.6
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.97
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.57
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.35
93.35
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.028
1.028
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Rick Porcello

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
4437.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
19.37
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
10.17
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Porcello
Career
Per 600 PA