Tom Baker vs. Gene Dale — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Dale
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Dale 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 3.6 and 1.428 for Gene Dale. 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 Gene Dale

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.83
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.91
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.6
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
4.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.6
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
38.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680
34.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Gene Dale

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.444
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Gene Dale

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
359.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
548.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
122.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
106.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.91
35.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
142.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
142.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
39.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
40.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
126.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Dale
Career
Per 600 PA