Phil Baker vs. John Bowker — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
John Bowker
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and John Bowker are closely matched on the surface stats. John Bowker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .615) and slugging (.382 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .288). By the career numbers, John Bowker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Phil Baker and John Bowker

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
231.51
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
622
600
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
574
553.7
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
133
128.3
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
86
82.96
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.12
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.82
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.4
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
45.34
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.68
61.43
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
211.25
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
176
169.77
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
52.09
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
70.42
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
110
106.11
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
62.03
59.83
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.86
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
37.62
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.86
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
136
131.19
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
4.57
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.82
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.61
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.93
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.89
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.82
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Bowker
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and John Bowker

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.07
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3401
27
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133.2
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
4.89
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.38
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.36
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
5.31
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.25
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.131
4.131
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.35
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
John Bowker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bowker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0