Gene Baker vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Gene Baker holds a real edge over Brian Johnson in this comparison. Gene Baker led in contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 106), batting average (AVG+ 99 vs 92), and walk rate (BB%+ 81 vs 75). Brian Johnson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 60). The edge belongs to Gene Baker.

Hitting Stats for Gene Baker and Brian Johnson

Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
676
150.72
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2691
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2411
537.57
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
141.58
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
99.67
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
26.31
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.39
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.24
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
42
9.36
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
41.92
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297.51
66.34
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
935
208.47
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
187.96
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
67.78
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
56.86
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
115.27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.22
70.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.01
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
44.37
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.01
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
48.83
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.29
12.29
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
12.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.24
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.01
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Gene Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.26
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.8
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.79
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
9.59
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.47
60.47
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Gene Baker and Brian Johnson

Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.05
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
1
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15912
27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Gene Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
2.4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
2.82
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Gene Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.21
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3205
5.44
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
5.22
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Gene Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Gene Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.974
4.974
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
0.64
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Gene Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Gene Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29