Frank Baker vs. Champ Osteen — Career Comparison

Frank Baker
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Champ Osteen
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Frank Baker and Champ Osteen are closely matched on the surface stats. Champ Osteen posted stronger numbers in slugging (.276 vs .250) and batting average (.197 vs .191). Frank Baker had the advantage in OPS (.549 vs .509). By the career numbers, Champ Osteen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Baker and Champ Osteen

Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
262.28
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
83
154.18
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
288
517.37
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
564.71
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
55
98.8
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
111.46
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.25
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.37
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.15
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.39
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.56
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.95
43.03
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
20.71
38.48
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
72
129.34
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
156.04
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
174.25
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
74
137.46
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.3
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
24
43.11
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
91.62
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.52
44.05
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
21.28
39.54
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.59
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.43
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
71.86
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.39
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
60
107.78
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
57.59
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5.57
5.57
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.42
10.42
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.59
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.19
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.19
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.78
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Frank Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Frank Baker and Champ Osteen

Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.47
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.09
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.92
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2079
27
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
9
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.91
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.01
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.39
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
2.49
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.44
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
5.59
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.95
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
5.3
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.51
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.08
91.08
Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.131
4.131
Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.96
62.96
Champ Osteen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.52
84.52
Frank Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.78
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Champ Osteen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0