Steve Baker vs. Tom Hurd — Career Comparison

Steve Baker
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Hurd
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Baker built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Hurd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Hurd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.13 and 1.671 for Steve Baker. By the career numbers, Tom Hurd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Baker and Tom Hurd

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.78
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
5.13
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.96
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
9.95
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.82
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.69
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.97
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.64
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
40.94
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
39.36
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.32
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.7
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.59
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
34.75
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
34.49
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Steve Baker and Tom Hurd

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.79
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.87
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.31
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.79
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.25
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.79
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Baker and Tom Hurd

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
84
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
1856.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
543.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
43.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
53.57
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hurd
Career
Per 600 PA