Kirtley Baker vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Kirtley Baker
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirtley Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 6.28 and 1.803 for Kirtley Baker. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirtley Baker and Bert Cole

Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
6.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
11.72
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
4.51
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
43.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
9.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Kirtley Baker and Bert Cole

Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.34
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.89
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.93
89.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.161
2.161
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kirtley Baker and Bert Cole

Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
205.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
35
110.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
14.61
46.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
40
126.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
186.32
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
31.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
29
91.58
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
17.16
54.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.47
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50