Tom Baker vs. Jim Bouton — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Bouton 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 3.57 and 1.286 for Jim Bouton. 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 Jim Bouton

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.6
49.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
3.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Jim Bouton

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Jim Bouton

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
467.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
79.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.35
-9.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
243.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA