Phil Baker vs. Pat Valaika — Career Comparison

Phil Baker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationFirst Baseman
Pat Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Phil Baker and Pat Valaika are closely matched on the surface stats. Pat Valaika posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .615) and slugging (.378 vs .322). Phil Baker had the advantage in on-base percentage (.293 vs .264). By the career numbers, Pat Valaika 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 Pat Valaika

Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
195
136.68
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
259.72
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
856
600
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
864
600
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
572.66
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
802
556.94
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
148.6
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
177
122.92
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
124.77
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
112
77.78
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.02
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.61
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.71
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.83
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
45.14
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
80.56
56.47
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.61
58.06
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
263
184.35
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
210.42
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
175.93
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
226
156.94
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
93.93
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
91
63.19
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.83
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
63.89
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
115.65
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
153
106.25
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.41
65.47
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
78.77
54.7
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
39
27.34
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
32.64
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.43
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
235
163.19
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
26.75
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.25
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.78
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.03
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Phil Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.08
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.21
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Phil Baker and Pat Valaika

Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.17
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.58
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.94
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
27
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5165
27
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1634
9
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721.2
9
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
6.77
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.31
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.38
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.15
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
7.57
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.53
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
7.15
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
4.46
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Phil Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.099
6.099
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.819
2.819
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.08
59.08
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.61
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0