Tom Baker vs. Dave Bush — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Bush
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Bush 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 4.73 and 1.325 for Dave Bush. 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 Dave Bush

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.63
88.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
4.73
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
9.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.33
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
6.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4899
38.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
5.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.98
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Dave Bush

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.93
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.63
88.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Dave Bush

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
440.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
524.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
67.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
53.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
12.89
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
81.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
89.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
35.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
61.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
191.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
53.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.98
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Bush
Career
Per 600 PA