Phil Baker vs. Bill Selby — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Bill Selby
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Bill Selby are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Selby posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .615) and slugging (.360 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .285). By the career numbers, Bill Selby 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 Bill Selby

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
251.16
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
473
600
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
431
546.72
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
96
121.78
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
62
78.65
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.37
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.95
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.79
56.82
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
196.62
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
131
166.17
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
45
57.08
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
60.89
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
82
104.02
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
43.26
54.88
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
41.86
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.07
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
71
90.06
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
6.66
6.66
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.81
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.07
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.42
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.54
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Selby
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Bill Selby

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.53
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.99
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2735
27
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
911.2
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.4
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.38
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.81
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.34
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.21
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.097
2.097
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Bill Selby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Selby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0