Phil Baker vs. Gus Niarhos — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Gus Niarhos
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Gus Niarhos are closely matched on the surface stats. Phil Baker posted stronger numbers in slugging (.322 vs .308) and batting average (.259 vs .252). Gus Niarhos had the advantage in OPS (.699 vs .615). By the career numbers, Phil Baker 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 Gus Niarhos

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
220.28
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
691
483.22
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
174
121.68
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
142
99.3
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
18.18
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.5
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.83
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
32
22.38
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.5
65.39
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
184.35
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
213
148.95
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
251
175.93
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
231.47
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
114
79.72
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
41.26
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
165
115.65
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
120.28
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
93.41
65.47
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.21
74.27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
106.99
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
56
39.16
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
15.32
15.32
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.99
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.19
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.2
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.09
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Gus Niarhos

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
63
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
6.77
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
248.71
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.38
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
25.24
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.42
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.29
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
7.57
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
277.24
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
7.15
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
273.95
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.348
4.348
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.61
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.23
Gus Niarhos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.29
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Niarhos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0