Tom Baker vs. Allen Bryant — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Allen Bryant
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Allen Bryant 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 4.98 and 1.425 for Allen Bryant. 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 Allen Bryant

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.96
9.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.72
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.79
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
40.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
36.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
36.5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Allen Bryant

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Allen Bryant

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
346.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
17.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
9.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA