Tom Baker vs. Josh Banks — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Banks
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Banks built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.66 and 1.601 for Josh Banks. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Josh Banks

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.37
70.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.66
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
10.78
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.51
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.17
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
40.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
35.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.05
40.05

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Josh Banks

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.37
70.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Josh Banks

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
490.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
12.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA