Steve Baker vs. Doc Leitner — Career Comparison

Steve Baker
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Baker built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.671 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Steve Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Baker and Doc Leitner

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.43
30.43
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.95
30.95
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
5.13
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
9.95
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.99
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.82
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.97
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
40.94
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.7
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
34.75
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.94
40.94
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Baker and Doc Leitner

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.99
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.87
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.25
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.95
30.95
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Baker and Doc Leitner

Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
14.57
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
2.93
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100