Kirtley Baker vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Kirtley Baker
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Walker 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. Kirtley Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.28 and WHIP 1.803 compared to 7.36 and 2.250 for Mike Walker. By the career numbers, Kirtley Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirtley Baker and Mike Walker

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.07
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.92
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.15
19.15
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
6.28
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
11.72
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
12.89
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.72
11.72
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.89
12.89
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
4.51
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.79
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.73
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
43.4
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
45.41
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
9.41
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
38.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
38.66
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.4
43.4
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41

Fielding Stats for Kirtley Baker and Mike Walker

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.34
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.16
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.22
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.89
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.93
89.93
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.161
2.161
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirtley Baker and Mike Walker

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
205.26
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
110.53
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
46.14
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
126.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
186.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.58
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
91.58
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.16
54.18
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA