Phil Baker vs. Jim Thorpe — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Jim Thorpe
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Jim Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Thorpe posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .615) and slugging (.362 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .286). By the career numbers, Jim Thorpe 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 Jim Thorpe

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
231.51
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
749
600
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
698
559.15
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
176
140.99
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
131
104.94
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.02
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.71
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.61
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.05
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77.47
62.06
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
202.67
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
209
167.42
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
91
72.9
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
65.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
165
115.65
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
132.98
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93.41
65.47
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85.05
68.13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.34
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.63
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
122
97.73
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.21
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.23
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.6
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.21
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.83
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
93.55
93.55

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Jim Thorpe

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.17
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4902
27
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1634
9
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.38
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0