Tom Baker vs. Jim Colborn — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Colborn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Colborn 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 3.8 and 1.337 for Jim Colborn. 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 Jim Colborn

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.54
48.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.77
67.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
3.8
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
9.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.68
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
3.88
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6744
38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.18
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
4.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6122
34.49
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Jim Colborn

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4793
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.54
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.77
67.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Jim Colborn

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2000
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
3020
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
550
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
7.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.88
-18.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
300
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Colborn
Career
Per 600 PA