Norm Baker vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Norm Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 3.99 and 1.417 for Steve Renko. By the career numbers, Norm Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Baker and Steve Renko

Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.63
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.93
80.93
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.96
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
8.86
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
39.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
36.32
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Norm Baker and Steve Renko

Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.32
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.05
77.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Baker and Steve Renko

Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
169.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
578.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
87.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.97
21.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
120
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
87.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
18.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Norm Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100