Tom Baker vs. Ensign Cottrell — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Tom Baker and Ensign Cottrell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Baker posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 4.82) and WHIP (1.500 vs 1.929). Ensign Cottrell had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.48 per nine innings vs 1). By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.