Kirtley Baker vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Kirtley Baker
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 6.28 and 1.803 for Kirtley Baker. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirtley Baker and Marty McHale

Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.41
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.61
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.75
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
6.28
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
11.72
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
4.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.79
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.29
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.73
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
43.4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
9.41
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Kirtley Baker and Marty McHale

Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.73
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.22
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.89
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.93
89.93
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.161
2.161
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirtley Baker and Marty McHale

Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
205.26
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
312
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
110.53
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
72
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
46.14
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
23.63
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
126.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
186.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
29
139.2
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
43.2
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.58
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
91.58
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.16
54.18
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.76
22.84
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.47
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
13
62.4
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100