Jack Baker vs. Jeff Cross — Career Comparison

Jack Baker
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jeff Cross
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jack Baker and Jeff Cross are closely matched on the surface stats. Jeff Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.456 vs .374) and on-base percentage (.265 vs .143). Jack Baker had the advantage in slugging (.231 vs .190). By the career numbers, Jeff Cross had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack Baker and Jeff Cross

Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
14
300
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
438.04
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.66
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
28.74
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.39
30.9
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
99.39
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
158.28
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80.98
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.81
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.79
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.85
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
30.25
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
73.62
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.06
9.06
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.04
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Jack Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jack Baker and Jeff Cross

Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
27
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.67
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9.65
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.33
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.333
6.333
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.588
Jack Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Jeff Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0