Del Baker vs. Jim Pyburn — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Del Baker and Jim Pyburn are closely matched on the surface stats. Del Baker posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.289 vs .275) and batting average (.209 vs .190). Jim Pyburn had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Del Baker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Del Baker and Jim Pyburn

Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
293.22
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
158
284.68
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
600
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
333
600
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
511.86
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
529.73
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
106.78
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
56
100.9
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
84.75
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.48
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.25
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.78
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.41
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.03
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.42
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.72
43.6
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
23.42
42.2
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80
135.59
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
144.14
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
164.41
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
91
163.96
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
27
45.76
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
64.86
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
37.29
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.04
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
49
83.05
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
95.5
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.42
48.17
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
23.09
41.6
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.39
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
54.24
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
61.26
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
54.24
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
56
100.9
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
11.06
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
30.51
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.22
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.47
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.81
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.08
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.56
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Del Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Del Baker and Jim Pyburn

Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.71
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.83
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2209
27
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736.1
9
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.22
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.54
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.8
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.76
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.38
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.614
1.614
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Del Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0