Tom Baker vs. Fred Burchell — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Burchell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Burchell 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. Fred Burchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3 and 1.500 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Fred Burchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Fred Burchell

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
8.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.91
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
36.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
32.73
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Fred Burchell

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.54
86.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.837
1.837
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Fred Burchell

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
267.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
583.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
27.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
133.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
31.71
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
8.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA