Tom Baker vs. Hal Carlson — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Carlson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Carlson 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 3.97 and 1.376 for Hal Carlson. 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 Hal Carlson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
3.97
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
10.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
2.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8522
38.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7988
35.91
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Hal Carlson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Hal Carlson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
303.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
560.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
125.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
103.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.68
39.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
157.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
145.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
56.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
98.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.8
43.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
92.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0