Phil Baker vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Joe Sugden are closely matched on the surface stats. Phil Baker posted stronger numbers in slugging (.322 vs .303) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Sugden had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .293). 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 Joe Sugden

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
163.02
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
532.14
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
135.72
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
116.22
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
14.04
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
4.87
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.83
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.56
56.47
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288.71
56.3
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
184.35
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
251
175.93
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
185.05
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
59.08
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
55.18
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
113.68
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
93.41
65.47
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.8
65.67
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
42.9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
165
32.17
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
18.65
18.65
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Joe Sugden

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.17
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
1.1
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.24
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3499
4.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.38
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
1.22
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.26
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4598
6.16
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
5.91
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.82
95.82
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.386
5.386
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.25
22.25
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.15
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98