Home Run Baker vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

Home Run Baker
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Ken Williams
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Home Run Baker and Ken Williams 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, 115 for Ken Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 144). The overall lean goes to Ken Williams, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Home Run Baker and Ken Williams

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1575
141.89
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6660
600
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5984
539.1
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4862
519.44
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1838
165.59
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1552
165.81
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1324
119.28
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
994
106.2
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
28.38
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
30.45
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
9.28
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
77
8.23
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
8.65
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
20.94
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
514
46.31
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
59.62
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
998.73
89.98
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.31
107.19
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2647
238.47
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2579
275.53
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2361
212.7
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2146
229.27
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
79.91
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
860
91.88
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
987
88.92
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
913
97.54
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
160.18
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1577
168.48
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1075.01
96.85
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040.42
111.16
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.5
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.99
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
473
42.61
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
60.47
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
344
30.99
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
30.66
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.36
19.36
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.57
19.57
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
1.38
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
13.78
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.17
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
154
16.45
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.86
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
26.04
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.78
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.31
81.31
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Home Run Baker and Ken Williams

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
5.14
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8139
27
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
9
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
7.15
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2956
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3155
10.47
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.07
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5631
18.68
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3260
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
17.61
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.28
94.28
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.38
19.38
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.86
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0