Bryan Baker vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. 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 Nels Potter

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Nels Potter

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.107
0.107
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Nels Potter

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA