Tom Baker vs. Doc Bracken — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Bracken
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Bracken 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 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. 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 Doc Bracken

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
40.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
35.28
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Doc Bracken

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Doc Bracken

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-7.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA