Henry Baker vs. Oscar Taveras — Career Comparison

Henry Baker
Greatest GenerationKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueRight Fielder
Oscar Taveras
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Henry Baker and Oscar Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. Oscar Taveras posted stronger numbers in batting average (.239 vs .226) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Henry Baker had the advantage in OPS (.602 vs .590). By the career numbers, Oscar Taveras had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Baker and Oscar Taveras

Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
78
145.34
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
193.55
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
600
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
248
600
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
544.1
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
566.13
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
122.98
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
135.48
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
93.17
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
108.87
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.18
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.35
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.91
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.73
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
29.81
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.61
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.92
53.88
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
18.11
43.81
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
175.16
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
163.98
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
166.94
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
72.67
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.55
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
46.58
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.23
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
115.53
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.04
59.71
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
19.04
46.07
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.42
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40.99
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
12
29.03
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.91
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.42
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
10
24.19
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.18
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.42
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.18
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Henry Baker and Oscar Taveras

Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.08
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.1
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.49
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.93
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.68
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.65
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.98
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
99.1
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Henry Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0