Tom Baker vs. Ron Bryant — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Bryant
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron 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 4.02 and 1.412 for Ron 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 Ron Bryant

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.56
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.44
50.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.39
64.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
4.02
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
8.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.72
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3988
39.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
34.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Ron Bryant

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.58
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.39
64.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Ron Bryant

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
376.83
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
532.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
87.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
80.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
18.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
49.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
85.98
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
14.89
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
162.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA