Phil Baker vs. Norm Sherry — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Norm Sherry
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Norm Sherry are closely matched on the surface stats. Norm Sherry posted stronger numbers in OPS (.633 vs .615) and slugging (.346 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .287). By the career numbers, Norm Sherry 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 Norm Sherry

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
213.19
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
546
600
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
497
546.15
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
107
117.58
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
79
86.81
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.89
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.78
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.77
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.56
56.47
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
49.6
54.5
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
189.01
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
152
167.03
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
45
49.45
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.82
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
96
105.49
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
47.03
51.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.79
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.66
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.59
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
102
112.09
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.35
5.35
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
18
19.78
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Norm Sherry

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.01
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3952
27
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1317.1
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
6.77
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
7
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.38
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.48
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
7.56
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
7.15
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
7.48
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.887
5.887
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.57
79.57
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Sherry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.38
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Sherry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.23