Tom Baker vs. Erik Bedard — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erik Bedard
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erik Bedard 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 3.99 and 1.365 for Erik Bedard. 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 Erik Bedard

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.49
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.44
95.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
8.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
3.68
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
8.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5618
38.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4986
34.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Erik Bedard

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.17
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.44
95.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Erik Bedard

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2000
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
2065.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
514.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
15.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
8.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA