Tom Baker vs. Stan Coveleski — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Coveleski
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Stan Coveleski 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. Stan Coveleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.251 compared to 3 and 1.500 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Stan Coveleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Stan Coveleski

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
1.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.63
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.22
60.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.56
85.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
2.89
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9246
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3082
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3055
8.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
2.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
2.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12746
37.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
3.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11914
34.79
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Stan Coveleski

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.273
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Stan Coveleski

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
227.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
534.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
84.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
66.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
18.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
23.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
109.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
113.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
35.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
40.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
75.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.85
18.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
26.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
156.19
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
36.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Coveleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Coveleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0