Tom Baker vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. 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 Bert Cole

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
40.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
36.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Bert Cole

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Bert Cole

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50