Tom Baker vs. Mike Boddicker — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Boddicker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Boddicker 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 3.8 and 1.338 for Mike Boddicker. 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 Mike Boddicker

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.6
53.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.35
90.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
3.8
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6371
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2123.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
8.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
5.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.37
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8999
38.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8087
34.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Mike Boddicker

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6371
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2123.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.55
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
2.59
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.787
1.787
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.35
90.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Mike Boddicker

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-64.27
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Boddicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Boddicker
Career
Per 600 PA