Steve Baker vs. Bill Essick — Career Comparison

Steve Baker
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Essick
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Essick posted a stronger line than Steve Baker. Bill Essick posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.95 vs 5.13) and WHIP (1.410 vs 1.671). By the career numbers, Bill Essick had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Baker and Bill Essick

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.95
30.95
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
5.13
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.95
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
9.95
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9.15
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.82
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.97
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.39
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
40.94
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
37.48
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.7
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.87
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
34.75
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
33.49
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.48
37.48

Fielding Stats for Steve Baker and Bill Essick

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.87
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.8
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.25
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.95
30.95
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Baker and Bill Essick

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
4.5
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-24.46
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
175
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100