Steve Baker vs. Matt Grace — Career Comparison

Steve Baker
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Grace
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Baker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Grace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Grace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.449 compared to 5.13 and 1.671 for Steve Baker. By the career numbers, Matt Grace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Baker and Matt Grace

Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
5.13
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.57
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
9.95
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
10.05
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.82
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.59
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.97
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.8
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
40.94
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
39.18
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.13
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.7
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.97
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
34.75
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
35.48
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Steve Baker and Matt Grace

Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.87
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.25
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.32
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Baker and Matt Grace

Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
84
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
9927.27
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
4.41
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-27.17
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
1.57
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA