Home Run Baker vs. Sam Crawford — Career Comparison

Home Run Baker
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Sam Crawford
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Home Run Baker and Sam Crawford are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Home Run Baker, 120 for Sam Crawford), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 144). The overall lean goes to Sam Crawford, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Home Run Baker and Sam Crawford

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1575
141.89
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
142.55
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6660
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5984
539.1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1838
165.59
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1324
119.28
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2097
118.77
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
28.38
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
25.94
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
103
9.28
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.65
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.49
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
514
46.31
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
48.93
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
998.73
89.98
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1624.99
92.03
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2647
238.47
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4328
245.12
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2361
212.7
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3744
212.04
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
887
79.91
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1391
78.78
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
987
88.92
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1519
86.03
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1778
160.18
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2813
159.32
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1075.01
96.85
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760.57
99.71
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.5
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
473
42.61
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760
43.04
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
30.99
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
580
32.85
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.36
19.36
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
18.27
18.27
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
1.31
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
13.78
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
13.65
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.17
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
20.73
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.86
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.44
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
26.04
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
23.16
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
81.31
81.31
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49

Fielding Stats for Home Run Baker and Sam Crawford

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
5.14
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
1.58
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8139
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
7.15
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
3.28
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3155
10.47
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.23
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.07
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.11
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5631
18.68
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5637
3.63
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
17.61
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5461
3.52
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.28
94.28
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.38
19.38
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.94
42.94
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.86
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.08
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0