Tom Baker vs. Watson Clark — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Watson Clark 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 3.66 and 1.305 for Watson Clark. 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 Watson Clark

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.66
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
36.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Watson Clark

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Watson Clark

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA