Tom Baker vs. Dick Bosman — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Bosman
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Bosman 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 3.67 and 1.291 for Dick Bosman. 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 Dick Bosman

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.1
49.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.84
74.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
3.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4773
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
9.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.33
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
4.28
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6643
37.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
4.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6126
34.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Dick Bosman

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4774
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.88
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.84
74.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Dick Bosman

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
483.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
516.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
64.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
12.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
72.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
94.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
1.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
194.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
53.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA